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2010 AMC 10BProblem 12P11-15~3 minPrint

At the beginning of the school year, 50%50\% of all students in Mr. Wells' math class answered "Yes" to the question "Do you love math", and 50%50\% answered "No." At the end of the school year, 70%70\% answered "Yes" and 30%30\% answered "No." Altogether, x%x\% of the students gave a different answer at the beginning and end of the school year. What is the difference between the maximum and the minimum possible values of xx ?

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