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an arcade in oxford keeps track of which prizes its customers get with their tickets. prizes given out. model airplanes 25%. whistles 20%. flying discs 10%. squirt guns 5%. yo - yos 25%. beach balls 15%. if there were 920 prizes given out, how many more of them were yo - yos than flying discs? prizes

Explanation:

Step1: Find number of yo - yos

The percentage of yo - yos is 25%. The number of yo - yos is $920\times0.25 = 230$.

Step2: Find number of flying discs

The percentage of flying discs is 10%. The number of flying discs is $920\times0.1=92$.

Step3: Find the difference

Subtract the number of flying discs from the number of yo - yos: $230 - 92=138$.

Answer:

138