Question

If 135 people were surveyed and 17 of them said they speak a language other than English when they are at home, what percent of people said they speak a language other than English at home? Round your answer to the nearest percent.

Answer 1

To find the percentage of people who speak a language other than English at home, divide the number of people who do so (17) by the total number of people surveyed (135), multiply by 100, resulting in approximately 13 percent when rounded.

Step-by-step explanation:

If 135 people were surveyed and 17 of them said they speak a language other than English at home, the percentage can be found by dividing the number of people who speak another language at home by the total number of people surveyed and then multiplying by 100 to convert the fraction to a percentage.

Percentage of people who speak another language at home = (Number of people who speak another language / Total number of people surveyed) × 100

Percentage = (17 / 135) × 100

First, divide 17 by 135 to get approximately 0.1259. Then, multiply by 100 to convert to a percentage.

Percentage ≈ 0.1259 × 100

Percentage ≈ 12.59%

When rounded to the nearest percent, this is approximately 13 percent.