Problem:
At Jefferson Summer Camp, of the children play soccer, of the children swim, and of the soccer players swim. To the nearest whole percent, what percent of the non-swimmers play soccer?
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Solution:
For every children, are soccer players and are nonsoccer players. Of the soccer players, or are also swimmers, so are non-swimmers. Of the children, are swimmers and are nonswimmers. The fraction of non-swimmers who play soccer is , or .
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