Question

A recent study by Rand’s National Defense Research Institute, examined 48,000 military jobs, such as Army attack-helicopter pilot and Navy gunner’s mate. It was found that 8,640 of the jobs were filled by women. What percent of these jobs are filled by women rounded to the nearest percent if necessary?

Answer 1

We have the next information

48000 represent the 100%

8640 represent the ?

`\text{?}=\frac{8640\cdot100\text{\%}}{48000}=18`

ANSWER

8640 represent the 18%