Question

In 1994, an outbreak of illness due to ice cream contaminated with the bacteria salmonella occurred in the United States. The outbreak affected an estimated 224,000 people.If the total population in the U.S. at that time was 260,000,000, which is the best estimate for the percentage of people who were affected?About 0.1%About 1%About 5%About 10%About 25%Complete the following statement: Approximately 86 out of every people in the United States were affected by the 1994 salmonella outbreak.

Answer 1

Given:

Population affected = 224,000

Total population = 260,000,000

To find the percentage, we use the formula:

`\%=(portion)/(total)*100`

Replacing information given, on the formula:

`\%=(224000)/(260000000)*100=0.086\%`

ANSWER: About 0.1%