SOLUTION: Out of 243 racers who started the Eugene marathon, 211 completed the race, 28 gave up, and 4 were disqualified. What percentage of racers did not complete the marathon? Enter yo

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Question 1106407: Out of 243 racers who started the Eugene marathon, 211 completed the race, 28 gave up, and 4 were disqualified. What percentage of racers did not complete the marathon?
Enter your answer as a percent, without the % sign. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Out of 243 racers who started the Eugene marathon, 211 completed the race, 28 gave up, and 4 were disqualified. What percentage of racers did not complete the marathon?
Enter your answer as a percent, without the % sign. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.
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Quantity of "did not complete" = 243-211 = 32
Percent of "did not complete" = 32/243 = 13.16% = 13.2% when rounded
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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