Q. A satisfaction survey is administered to 568 people. Seventy-one people were unsatisfied with the product. Which statement is true?
Identify Total Numbers: Identify the total number of people who took the survey and the number of people who were unsatisfied.Total number of people surveyed = 568Number of unsatisfied people = 71
Use Percent Formula: Use the percent formula to find the percentage of unsatisfied people.Percent (as a decimal) × Whole = PartLet x represent the percentage of unsatisfied people as a decimal.x×568=71
Solve for x: Solve for x by isolating it on one side of the equation.Divide both sides of the equation by 568 to find x.x=56871
Perform Division: Perform the division to find the decimal value of x.x=56871x≈0.125
Convert to Percentage: Convert the decimal into a percentage.0.125 as a percentage is (0.125×100)%.Percentage of unsatisfied people = 0.125×100%Percentage of unsatisfied people = 12.5%
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