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250 students were asked to choose their favorite color. How many more students chose purple than red as their favorite color? 26% chose purple and 22% chose red

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Answer:10 more students chose purple than red as their favorite colorStep-by-step explanation:Step 1Determine the proportion of students that chose each colorpurple=26%red=22%Step 2Use the expression for the number of students per color as follows;Number of students per color=proportion per color×total number of studentsfor purple;proportion that chose purple=26%total number of students=250replacing;Number of students that chose purple=(26/100)×250=65 studentsfor red;proportion that chose red=22%total number of students=250replacing;Number of students that chose purple=(22/100)×250=55 studentsStep 3Difference=65-55=1010 more students chose purple than red as their favorite color