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Using what you know about percents, explain why a commercial that says "80% of dentists recommend this toothpaste" might be misleading.

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I am pretty sure that the answer is that there is no way possible that they interviewed every single dentist in the world and that 80% of the recommended the toothpaste. 80% is a large percent for them all to agree

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