Question

In a survey of 300 adults, 32% said they read the daily newspaper, and 56% said they read only the Sunday newspaper. Estimate how many more adults surveyed read only the Sunday newspaper than the daily newspaper. Explain your reasoning.

Short answer

The difference in survey number of adults that read only Sunday newspaper and daily newspaper is 72.

Step-by-step solution

Step 1. Given Information.

32% adult of 300 read daily newspaper and 56% read only Sunday newspaper.

Step 2. Calculation.

Number of adults read daily newspaper (in number)

$\begin{array}{c}=32\%\text{of}300\\ =\frac{32}{100}\cdot 300\left[\text{writepercentasawholenumber}\right]\\ =96\end{array}$

Number of adults read only Sunday newspaper (in number)

$\begin{array}{l}=\text{56\%of}300\\ =\frac{56}{100}\cdot 300\left[\text{writepercentasawholenumber}\right]\\ =168\end{array}$

Step 3. Conclusion.

The difference in survey number of adults that read only Sunday newspaper and daily newspaper is$168-96=72$ adults.