Out of 229 racers who started the Eugene marathon, 208 completed the race, 17 gave up, and 4 were disqualified. What percentage of racers did not complete the marathon?

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Answer:

9.17% of racers did not complete the marathon.

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the provided information.

Out of 229 racers who started the Eugene marathon.

208 completed the race, 17 gave up 4 disqualified .

Then total racers who could not complete the marathon  is

229-208=21

Now calculate the percentage:

[tex]Percentage=\frac{21}{229}\times 100\\\\Percentage=\frac{2100}{229}\\\\Percentage\approx9.17[/tex]

Hence, 9.17% of racers did not complete the marathon.