SOLUTION: A survey was conducted to determine whether people were connected to the internet at home. If 72% of those surveyed said they were connected and the other 252 people said they were

SOLUTION: A survey was conducted to determine whether people were connected to the internet at home. If 72% of those surveyed said they were connected and the other 252 people said they were

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Question 949531: A survey was conducted to determine whether people were connected to the internet at home. If 72% of those surveyed said they were connected and the other 252 people said they were not connected, find the number of people who took part in the survey.
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 72% were connected, "not connected" must be 28%, so
252/0.28=900 ANSWER: 900 people took part in the survey.
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