In Exercises 37–44, answer the given questions, which are rela...

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In Exercises 37–44, answer the given questions, which are related to percentages.

Workplace Attire In a survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation, 1000 adults were asked to identify “what is inappropriate in the workplace.” Of the 1000 subjects, 70% said that miniskirts were not appropriate in the workplace.

b. Among the 1000 respondents, 550 said that shorts are unacceptable in the workplace. What percentage of respondents said that shorts are unacceptable in the workplace?

Accepted Answer

All right, hello, everyone. So, this question says, in a survey conducted by a health organization, 1200 adults were asked to identify which foods they avoid for health reasons, end quote. Of the 1200 subjects rather, 65% said that they avoid sugary drinks. Among the 1200 respondents, 480 said that they avoid fast food for health reasons. What percentage of respondents said that they avoid fast food for health reasons? And here we have 4 different answer choices. Option A is 35%, B is 40%, C is 50%, and D is 55%. So first and foremost, what is a percentage, right? Well, a percentage by definition is a portion of a whole. It's a fraction or fraction, excuse me, of a greater group, right? So when calculating the percentage of anything, the first thing you want to do is consider the part that you're considering. So it's the number of the portion relative to the total amount. So, in the context of this question, the part in this case would be the number of people that said they avoid fast food, whereas the total, the denominator would be the total number of respondents. Now, this is going to give you a decimal. So to make your final answer a percentage. A percentage You would go ahead and multiply what you just got by 100 to make it a percentage. So here When calculating the total number. Or calculating the percentage of people that avoid fast food. The first thing you want to know is how many people responded that they do so. In this case, that's 480, so 480 is the numerator. Divided by the denominator of 1200. So, 480 divided by 1200 is going to give you a decimal. So to convert into a percentage, you would multiply the decimal by 100 and get a final answer of 40%. Which corresponds to option B in the multiple choice. And there you have it. So with that being said, thank you so very much for watching, and I hope you found this helpful.

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Key Concepts

Percentage Calculation

Survey Sampling

Interpreting Survey Results

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