Question
A survey asked a group of students and teachers if they prefer reading books printed on paper or electronic books.
In total there are 73 students, and 71 teachers.
Book preferences, Print, 39 students, 31 teachers. Electronic, 34 students, 40 teachers.
In total, 70 people like print, and 74 people like electronic.
What percent of the teachers surveyed prefer reading electronic books? Round to the nearest tenth. Show your work.
56.3%
54.1%
43.7%
77.5%
In total there are 73 students, and 71 teachers.
Book preferences, Print, 39 students, 31 teachers. Electronic, 34 students, 40 teachers.
In total, 70 people like print, and 74 people like electronic.
What percent of the teachers surveyed prefer reading electronic books? Round to the nearest tenth. Show your work.
56.3%
54.1%
43.7%
77.5%
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the percentage of teachers who prefer reading electronic books, we need to determine the number of teachers who prefer electronic books and then divide that number by the total number of teachers surveyed.
1. **Identify the number of teachers who prefer electronic books:**
The problem states that there are 71 teachers total and that 31 of them prefer print books.
To find the number of teachers who prefer electronic books, we can subtract the number of teachers who prefer print from the total number of teachers:
\[
\text{Teachers who prefer electronic books} = \text{Total teachers} - \text{Teachers who prefer print}
\]
Plugging in the numbers:
\[
\text{Teachers who prefer electronic books} = 71 - 31 = 40
\]
2. **Calculate the percentage of teachers who prefer electronic books:**
To find the percentage, we can use the following formula:
\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Number of teachers who prefer electronic}}{\text{Total number of teachers}} \right) \times 100
\]
Substituting the known values:
\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{40}{71} \right) \times 100
\]
Now we perform the calculation:
\[
\text{Percentage} = (0.5634) \times 100 \approx 56.3\%
\]
Therefore, the percentage of teachers surveyed who prefer reading electronic books is approximately **56.3%**.
1. **Identify the number of teachers who prefer electronic books:**
The problem states that there are 71 teachers total and that 31 of them prefer print books.
To find the number of teachers who prefer electronic books, we can subtract the number of teachers who prefer print from the total number of teachers:
\[
\text{Teachers who prefer electronic books} = \text{Total teachers} - \text{Teachers who prefer print}
\]
Plugging in the numbers:
\[
\text{Teachers who prefer electronic books} = 71 - 31 = 40
\]
2. **Calculate the percentage of teachers who prefer electronic books:**
To find the percentage, we can use the following formula:
\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Number of teachers who prefer electronic}}{\text{Total number of teachers}} \right) \times 100
\]
Substituting the known values:
\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{40}{71} \right) \times 100
\]
Now we perform the calculation:
\[
\text{Percentage} = (0.5634) \times 100 \approx 56.3\%
\]
Therefore, the percentage of teachers surveyed who prefer reading electronic books is approximately **56.3%**.