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In a random sample of 200 U.S. adults, 152 have read at least one book in the past 12 months. Based on this information, approximately how many of the 255 million U.S. adults have not read a book in the past 12 months?
Choose 1 answer:
(A) 48 million
(B) 61 million
(C) 
103 million
(D) 194 million

In a random sample of 200200 U.S. adults, 152152 have read at least one book in the past 1212 months. Based on this information, approximately how many of the 255255 million U.S. adults have not read a book in the past 1212 months?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) 4848 million\newline(B) 6161 million\newline(C) 103 \mathbf{1 0 3} million\newline(D) 194 \mathbf{1 9 4} million

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Q. In a random sample of 200200 U.S. adults, 152152 have read at least one book in the past 1212 months. Based on this information, approximately how many of the 255255 million U.S. adults have not read a book in the past 1212 months?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) 4848 million\newline(B) 6161 million\newline(C) 103 \mathbf{1 0 3} million\newline(D) 194 \mathbf{1 9 4} million
  1. Determine Proportion of U.S. Adults: Determine the proportion of U.S. adults in the sample who have not read a book in the past 1212 months.\newlineCalculation: If 152152 out of 200200 have read a book, then 200152200 - 152 have not read a book.\newline200152=48200 - 152 = 48
  2. Calculate Percentage of U.S. Adults: Calculate the percentage of U.S. adults in the sample who have not read a book.\newlineCalculation: (48/200)×100(48 / 200) \times 100 to find the percentage.\newline(48/200)×100=24%(48 / 200) \times 100 = 24\%
  3. Estimate Number of U.S. Adults: Apply the percentage to the total U.S. adult population to estimate the number who have not read a book.\newlineCalculation: 24%24\% of 255255 million U.S. adults.\newline0.24×2550.24 \times 255 million = 61.261.2 million
  4. Round Result to Nearest Million: Round the result to the nearest million, as the answer choices are in whole millions.\newlineCalculation: 61.261.2 million rounds to 6161 million.

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