Final answer:
To find how many people out of 175 can speak more than one language when 36% responded affirmatively, you convert 36% to a decimal and multiply by 175, resulting in 63 people.
Step-by-step explanation:
Mason asked 175 people if they can speak more than one language, and 36% said that they can. To find out how many people that percentage represents, we can perform a simple percentage calculation.
First, we convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing it by 100:
36% / 100 = 0.36
Next, we multiply this decimal by the total number of people surveyed:
0.36 * 175 = 63
Therefore, 63 people said they can speak more than one language.