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The student population at University 
X consists of 
63% undergraduate students and 
37% graduate students. If 
23% of undergraduate students and 
42% of graduate students wear contacts, what percent of all students wear contacts?
Choose 1 answer:
(A) 
14.5%
(B) 
15.5%
(C) 
30.0%
(D) 
75.0%

The student population at University X consists of 63% 63 \% undergraduate students and 37% 37 \% graduate students. If 23% 23 \% of undergraduate students and 42% 42 \% of graduate students wear contacts, what percent of all students wear contacts?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) 14.5% 14.5 \% \newline(B) 15.5% \mathbf{1 5 . 5 \%} \newline(C) 30.0% 30.0 \% \newline(D) 75.0% \mathbf{7 5 . 0 \%}

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Q. The student population at University X consists of 63% 63 \% undergraduate students and 37% 37 \% graduate students. If 23% 23 \% of undergraduate students and 42% 42 \% of graduate students wear contacts, what percent of all students wear contacts?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) 14.5% 14.5 \% \newline(B) 15.5% \mathbf{1 5 . 5 \%} \newline(C) 30.0% 30.0 \% \newline(D) 75.0% \mathbf{7 5 . 0 \%}
  1. Calculate Undergraduate Contacts Percent: Calculate the percent of undergraduate students who wear contacts.\newlineWe know that 63%63\% of the students are undergraduates and 23%23\% of these undergraduates wear contacts. To find the percent of all students who are undergraduates wearing contacts, we multiply these two percentages.\newline63%×23%=(63100)×(23100)=0.63×0.2363\% \times 23\% = \left(\frac{63}{100}\right) \times \left(\frac{23}{100}\right) = 0.63 \times 0.23
  2. Multiply Undergraduate Percentages: Perform the multiplication to find the percent of undergraduate students who wear contacts.\newline0.63×0.23=0.14490.63 \times 0.23 = 0.1449\newlineTo express this as a percentage, we multiply by 100100.\newline0.1449×100=14.49%0.1449 \times 100 = 14.49\%
  3. Calculate Graduate Contacts Percent: Calculate the percent of graduate students who wear contacts.\newlineWe know that 37%37\% of the students are graduates and 42%42\% of these graduates wear contacts. To find the percent of all students who are graduates wearing contacts, we multiply these two percentages.\newline37%×42%=(37100)×(42100)=0.37×0.4237\% \times 42\% = \left(\frac{37}{100}\right) \times \left(\frac{42}{100}\right) = 0.37 \times 0.42
  4. Multiply Graduate Percentages: Perform the multiplication to find the percent of graduate students who wear contacts.\newline0.37×0.42=0.15540.37 \times 0.42 = 0.1554\newlineTo express this as a percentage, we multiply by 100100.\newline0.1554×100=15.54%0.1554 \times 100 = 15.54\%
  5. Add Contacts Percentages: Add the percentages of undergraduate and graduate students who wear contacts to find the total percent of all students who wear contacts.\newline14.49%14.49\% (undergraduates who wear contacts) + 15.54%15.54\% (graduates who wear contacts) = 30.03%30.03\%
  6. Round Total Percent: Round the total percent to a whole number if necessary.\newlineSince the options are given in whole numbers or with one decimal place, we round 30.03%30.03\% to the nearest tenth.\newline30.03%30.0%30.03\% \approx 30.0\%