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Chapter 2: Q. 79 (page 145)

Use the following information to answer the next two exercises: Suppose one hundred eleven people who shopped in a special t-shirt store were asked the number of t-shirts they own costing more than \(19each.

The percentage of people who own at most three t-shirts costing more than \)19each is approximately:

a.21b.59c.41d.Cannotbedetermined

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The correct option is c. 41 .

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01

Given information

We are given the below histogram:

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Calculation 

There are 5people who possess a 1T-shirt, 17people who own a 17T-shirt, and 23people who own three t-shirts, according to the histogram. The study has a total of 111participants.

The following formula is used to calculate the percentage of people who own at least three t-shirts that cost more than $19:

5+17+23111×100%=45111×100%≈41%

As a result, c. 41 is the best choice.

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