Question

Out of 290 racers who started the marathon, 272 completed the race, 15 gave up, and 3 were disqualified. What percentage did not complete the marathon?

Answer 1

6% of the racers did not ocmplete the marathon

Explanation:

290 racers

272 completed the race

15 + 3 = 18 did not complete the race

`(272)/(290)` = 0.94 = 94%

`(18)/(290)` = 0.06 = 6%