Only three-tenths of the print area of the newspaper carried news. The rest of the area was filled with advertisements. What percent of the print area was filled with advertisements?

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Only three-tenths of the print area of the newspaper carried news. The rest of the area was filled with advertisements. What percent of the print area was filled with advertisements?
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7/10ths
[tex]\frac{7}{10} [/tex]
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3/10 of the area carried news. Thus, (1 - 3/10), or 7/10, of the area was filled with ads.

7/10 is equivalent to 70%. (answer)