Question

A survey determined that 9/17 of the seventh grade students at mills middle school preferred round chocolate candies to hard candy. when jennifer duplicated the survey, 3/17 of the students changed their preference from chocolate candy to hard candy. what fraction of the students in the second survey preferred round chocolate candy?

Answer 1

In the second survey, 14/17 of the students preferred round chocolate candy.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the fraction of students in the second survey who preferred round chocolate candy, we first need to determine the total number of students in the second survey. Since the question states that 3/17 of the students changed their preference, this means that 3/17 of the students who initially preferred round chocolate candy changed to hard candy. So, the fraction of students in the second survey who preferred round chocolate candy is 1 - 3/17 = 14/17.