Question

Refer to the data in the table below. The entries are white blood cell counts (1000 cells/ML) and red blood cell counts (million cells / L) from male subjects examined as part of a large health study conducted by the National Center for Health Statis. tics. The data are matched, so that the first subject has a white blood cell count of 8.7 and a red blood cell count of 4.91, and so on. 1 8.7 4.91 White Subject 3 7.3 4.44 2 5.9 5.59 4 6.2 4.80 5.17 21.

Workplace Attire In a survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation, 1000 adults were asked to identify "what is inappropriate in the workplace." of the 1000 subjects, 70% said that miniskirts were not appropriate in the workplace.
a. What is 70% of 1000?
b. Among the 1000 respondents, 550 said that shorts are unacceptable in the workplace. What percentage of respondents said that shorts are unacceptable in the workplace?

Answer 1

700

55%

Explanation:

70% of 1000 is equal to

{70/100)*1000

= 0.70*1000

= 700.

This, 70% of 1000 means 700 out of 1000 said that miniskirts were not appropriate in the workplace.

b. 550 of 1000 respondents said that shorts are unacceptable in the workplace. The percentage is

{550/1000)*100

= 0.55*100

= 55%

Thus 55% of 1000 respondents said that shorts are unacceptable in the workplace.