SOLUTION: A local fish market receives the daily catch of two local fisherman. The first fisherman's catch was 84% fish while the rest was other non-fish items. The second fisherman's catch

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Question 1025419: A local fish market receives the daily catch of two local fisherman. The first fisherman's catch was 84% fish while the rest was other non-fish items. The second fisherman's catch was 76% fish while the rest was other non-fish items. If the fish market receives 75% of its catch from the first fisherman and 25% from the second, what was the percent of other non-fish items the local fish market bought from the fisherman altogether?
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One fisherman has catch 84% fish; and other fisherman has catch of 76% fish.

Market will take 75% from "one fisherman" and 25% from "other" fisherman.

PercentFish=%280.75%2A84%2B0.25%2A76%29=82%2ApercentFish

That means 100-82=highlight%2818%2ApercentNonFish%29.