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Arandom sample of 100 children were asked whether they prefer apples or oranges. the results are shown in the table. apples oranges boys 27 18 girls 32 23 select a word or phrase from the drop-down menus to correctly complete the statements describing the association. of the boys surveyed, more . of the girls surveyed, more . there appear to be an association between gender and fruit preference.

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Solve for x and y: 217x + 131y = 913; 131x + 217y = 827