Question

The table shows the rate of melanoma by gender.

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Consider the number of males who were diagnosed with melanoma in 2005. What quantity does this number represent?
In 2005, 27.99 percent of males were diagnosed with melanoma.
In 2005, 27.99 males out of 100 were diagnosed with melanoma.
In 2005, 27.99 cases of melanoma were diagnosed in males.
In 2005, 27.99 males out of every 100,000 were diagnosed with melanoma.

Answer 1

Answer: "In 2005, 27.99 males out of every 100,000 were diagnosed with melanoma."

Reason: Melanoma rates in such tables are given per 100,000 population, not as a percent or an absolute count.