Teenagers take to the soft drink
- What interest would the Australian Horticultural Corporation
have in conducting this survey? And why would the Australian
Soft Drink Association look closely at the results?
- Write a probability statement based on the "10 times
more likely" claim in the second paragraph. Find figures
later in the story that confirm the claim.
- Explain why the percentages in the second last paragraph
sum to more than 100%.
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