This is one of the most complex problems I've seen on Brainly. If you don't understand after reading my lengthy explanation, just tell me.
You have 5000 feet of reel. The office building uses 3127 feet of cable.
So you do 5000-3127 to find the remaining amount of reel.
5000 - 3127 = 1873
Whew! That was quite difficult, wasn't it?
40-15=25 students not on student council
25/40 = .625 decimal
multiply by 100 to get percent
62.5% of students are not on student council
Estimating:
15 rounds to 20 and 40 rounds to 50
40% are in student council and that leaves roughly 60% not in student council.
Answer:
14
Step-by-step explanation:
