Question

Book Preference
Age Group Print Electronic
Youths 34 40
Adults 38 28

What percent of the youths surveyed prefer reading electronic books? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Answer 1

To find the percentage of youths who prefer reading electronic books, we first need to determine the total number of youths surveyed and then how many of them prefer electronic books.

From the data provided:

- Number of youths who prefer print books: 34
- Number of youths who prefer electronic books: 40

Total number of youths surveyed = Number of youths preferring print + Number of youths preferring electronic
\[
\text{Total youths} = 34 + 40 = 74
\]

Next, we calculate the percentage of youths who prefer electronic books:
\[
\text{Percentage of youths who prefer electronic} = \left( \frac{\text{Number of youths preferring electronic}}{\text{Total number of youths}} \right) \times 100
\]
\[
\text{Percentage of youths who prefer electronic} = \left( \frac{40}{74} \right) \times 100
\]

Calculating the division:
\[
\frac{40}{74} \approx 0.5405405405
\]

Now, multiplying by 100 for the percentage:
\[
0.5405405405 \times 100 \approx 54.05405405
\]

Rounding this to the nearest tenth of a percent, we get:
\[
54.1\%
\]

Thus, the percentage of youths surveyed who prefer reading electronic books is approximately **54.1%**.