A survey stopped men and women at random to ask them where they purchased groceries, at a local grocery store or online.

Grocery Options
Gender Store Online Total
Women 31 8 39
Men 24 20 44
Total 55 28 83

What percent of the women surveyed shop at a local grocery store? Round your answer to the nearest whole number percent.

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To find the percentage of women surveyed who shop at a local grocery store, we can use the following formula:

\[ \text{Percentage} = \left(\frac{\text{Number of women shopping at the store}}{\text{Total number of women surveyed}}\right) \times 100 \]

From the data provided:

  • Number of women shopping at the local grocery store: 31
  • Total number of women surveyed: 39

Now we can plug these numbers into the formula:

\[ \text{Percentage} = \left(\frac{31}{39}\right) \times 100 \]

Calculating the fraction:

\[ \frac{31}{39} \approx 0.7949 \]

Now we multiply by 100 to convert it to a percentage:

\[ 0.7949 \times 100 \approx 79.49 \]

Rounding to the nearest whole number, we get:

\[ 79% \]

Thus, the percentage of women surveyed who shop at a local grocery store is approximately 79%.