In 2015, 629,647 patents were applied for, and 325,979 of them were accepted. To the nearest

tenth of a percent, what percentage of the patents were accepted?(1 point

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To find the percentage of patents that were accepted, you divide the number of accepted patents by the total number of patents applied for.

Percentage accepted = (accepted patents / total patents) * 100

Percentage accepted = (325,979 / 629,647) * 100

Percentage accepted ≈ 51.8%

Rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent, approximately 51.8% of the patents were accepted.