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In one research study, 17 out of 100 (17/100) participants were given test drug X. In another study, 135 out of 1,000 (135/1000) participants were given test drug Y. Which statement correctly compares the number of participants that were given the test drugs?
Tens times as many participants received test drug Y than test drug X.
More participants received test drug X than test drug Y.
A greater percentage of people received test drug X than test drug Y.
A total of 1,100 participants received test drugs X and Y.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"A greater percentage of people received test drug X than test drug Y."

Explanation: 17/100 = 17%, while 135/1000 = 13.5%. So a higher percentage got X (17%) even though the raw count is larger for Y (135 vs. 17).