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OpenStudy (twizttiez):

The two-way table shows the number of men and women who voted for Candidate A or B. What percent of people who voted for Candidate A were women? Express your answer to the nearest whole percent. ??? % Men Women Candidate A 1253 1921 Candidate B 1564 1723

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

@Loser66

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

@StudyGurl14

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

@StudyGurl14

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

could you take a screen shot of the graph? the columns are showing up properly on openstudy

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

Ehhh not really

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

aren't*

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

um, how about just saying what the numbers are?

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

All i can do is re post the link to the graph

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

Oh wrong thing xD sorry

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

Well for the women there are 1921 and 1723

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

For the guys there are 1253 and 1564

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

okay, thank you. so....first step is to add up the amount of people who voted for candidate A.

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

(add numbers in the first row)

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

3174 is what i got

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

great. now divide the number of only women that voted for candate A by the that number you just got

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

Okaiiii ^-^

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

1.6???

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

no. \(\large\frac{1921}{3174}=?\)

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

Ohhhh

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

I got 0.60522000 o.o

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

good. now multiply that by 100, round to the nearest hundredth, and tack on the % sign

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

o.o uhhhhhhhhhhhh

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

no wait, question says round to the nearest whole number

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

btw it was 999 at the end sorry

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

so what percent do you get?

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

1 second

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

What number do i round it by?

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

nearest whol e number

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

So 60 then?

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

I got 60.5229994

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

So my answer is 60% i think o.o

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

@StudyGurl14

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

yep

OpenStudy (twizttiez):

Ok thanks i have a few more could you help me?

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

sure. close this one though and open a new one

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