A survey concluded that for every 5 people who preferred to watch television, 3 people preferred reading in their spare time. If 950 people in the survey preferred television, how many preferred reading?

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A survey concluded that for every 5 people who preferred to watch television, 3 people preferred reading in their spare time. If 950 people in the survey preferred television, how many preferred reading?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-16T11:36:52

$570$ $570$ people preferred reading.

Explanation:

For every $(5 + 3) = 8$ $(5+3)=8$ people $5$ $5$ prefered watching television and 3 preferred reading. Let $x$ $x$ be the total people.

So by given survey, $x \cdot \frac{5}{8} = 950 or x = \frac{950 \cdot 8}{5} = 1520$ $x*5/8=950 or x= (950*8)/5=1520$
Therefore total people surveyed is $1520$ $1520$

So $(1520 - 950) = 570$ $(1520-950) = 570$ people preferred reading.[Ans]

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A survey concluded that for every 5 people who preferred to watch television, 3 people preferred reading in their spare time. If 950 people in the survey preferred television, how many preferred reading?

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