Question

Homes using television (HUT) at a particular time is one measure of viewing activity within the television audience in the United States of America. When multiplied with Share, it creates Rating. Share is based on percentage of televisions viewing a particular program of all televisions in use during a particular period. Rating, then, is a numerical representation of the percentage of available television-owning households during a particular time period who are viewing a specific program. The relationship is set up formulaically here to solve for Rating.

Rating = Share × HUT

Consider, then, a particular program with a Rating of 16.67% and a Share of 47.18%.

Calculate the HUT as a percentage.
Round the percentage, however, to the nearest hundredth if necessary. You do not need to include a sign for percentage. Only the number, rounded to the hundredth, will be necessary.

Answer 1

To calculate the HUT as a percentage, divide the Rating by the Share and multiply by 100. The HUT is approximately 35.31%.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the Homes using Television (HUT) as a percentage, we need to rearrange the formula Rating = Share × HUT to solve for HUT.

Divide both sides of the equation by Share to isolate HUT. The formula becomes: HUT = Rating / Share. Substitute the given values: HUT = 16.67% / 47.18%.

To calculate this, divide 16.67 by 47.18, and then multiply the result by 100 to convert it to a percentage. The HUT is approximately 35.31%.