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A company that makes​ hair-care products had 5 comma 000 people try a new shampoo. Of the 5 comma 000 ​people, 10 had a mild allergic reaction. What percent of the people had a mild allergic​ reaction?
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Part 1
Write the percent proportion.
StartFraction 10 Over 5 comma 000 EndFraction
equalsStartFraction p Over nothing EndFraction

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Write the proportion: 10/5,000 = p/100.

Solve: p = (10/5,000)·100 = 0.2%.

So 0.2% had a mild allergic reaction.