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The histogram shows the birth weights of 100 new born babies.

Babies who weigh less than 5 lb are considered to have a low birth weight.
Babies who weigh 10 lb or more are considered to have a high birth weight.
What percent of the babies had a low birth weight?

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The histogram shows the birth weights of 100 new born babies.

Babies who weigh less than 5 lb are considered to have a low birth weight. 
Babies who weigh 10 lb or more are considered to have a high birth weight. 
What percent of the babies had a low birth weight?

YoursTruly · Answer

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steve816 · Answer

What percent of the babies had a low birth weight?

The answer would be total number of babies less than 5 lb, divided by the total number of babies. You should start by counting the babies.

YoursTruly · Answer

K so there are 100 babies and the number of babies less than 5 pounds is 2 right?

YoursTruly · Answer

so the percent of babies under 5 pounds is 2% since there are 100 babies in total so 2 divided by 100 is 0.02

YoursTruly · Answer

Is that right?

Bob · Answer

yep

YoursTruly · Answer

Ty