SOLUTION: In a survey of 756 high school students 70 percent more students preferred cell phones to landlines. How many students preferred landline phones
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Question 438664: In a survey of 756 high school students 70 percent more students preferred cell phones to landlines. How many students preferred landline phones Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x = number of students who prefer landline phones.
==> x + 0.70x = 1.7x = number of students who prefer cellphones.
==> x + 1.7x = 2.7x = 756
==> x = 280 prefer landline phones.
