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Problem
Last summer $30%$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg) of the birds living on Town Lake were geese, $25%$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg) were swans, $10%$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg) were herons, and $35%$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg) were ducks. What percent of the birds that were not swans were geese?
Solution
To simplify the problem, let us say that there were a total of 
birds. The number of birds that are not swans is 
. The number of geese is 
. Therefore the percentage is just 
See also
| 2011 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 4 |
Followed by Problem 6 |
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