Question

Find the percent. Round to the nearest whole percent.

159 people in favor out of 350 people surveyed.

Answer 1

This is a simple division problem.

159 out of 350 = 159/350 = .4542

.4542 = 45% (rounded to the nearest whole percent)

Answer 2

At a party there are 33 students over age 21 and 22 students under age 21. You choose at random 3 of those over 21 and separately choose at random 2 of those under 21 to interview about attitudes toward alcohol..

You have given every student at the party the same chance to be interviewed:
what is that chance?
(Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.)