Question

Marlye asked students in her school whether they prefer scary movies or comedies. She found that 35 students prefer scary movies while 65 students prefer comedies. What percent of the students questioned prefer scary movies? 30% 35% 50% 65%

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Answer 1

35%

Explanation:

35+65

= 100

`(35)/(100) * 100`

= 35%

Answer 2

The answer is 35%

Explanation:

If we add together 35 and 65 we get 100. This means altogether there are 100 kids in her school. Out of those 100 kids, 35 like scary movies. We can write this as the fraction 35/100. This is equivalent to 0.35 or 35%.