preposition

[novum]

Hello,

Can I use "of" meaning "out of"? For example
1. Out of 30 customers 10 agreed with the statement.
or
2. Of 30 customers 10 agreed with the statement.

[BobSmith]

[not a teacher]

Yes, though I think you need a comma to offset the phrase:

10 of 30 customers agreed with the statement.

becomes

Of 30 customers, 10 agreed with the statement.

[novum]

Thanks a lot.