Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Percent - 6.4 Using Proportions to Solve Percent Problems - 6.4 Exercises - Page 421: 62

Answer

138 people

Work Step by Step

We see that 15.1% of people buy Blue Bell ice cream. We see that 9.3% of people say they buy Ben and Jerry's. Thus, the difference in percentage is: $$ =15.1-9.3 \\ = 5.8 \%$$ Since 2373 people were surveyed, the difference in people is: $$ =.058 \times 2373 \\ =138\ people$$
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