Plastic Products and BPA Content $\newline$ \begin{tabular}{lccc} $\newline$ & Epoxy Resin & Polycarbonate & Total \\ $\newline$ \hline Contains BPA & $133$ & $258$ & $391$ \\ $\newline$ Does not contain BPA & $64$ & $44$ & $108$ \\ $\newline$ Total & $197$ & $302$ & $499$ $\newline$ \end{tabular} $\newline$ A manufacturer of plastics and epoxy resins has committed to eliminating the chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) from its entire product line. According to the table, what percent of the manufacturer's products are polycarbonate products that contain BPA?

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Q. Plastic Products and BPA Content

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& Epoxy Resin & Polycarbonate & Total \\

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\hline Contains BPA &

133

258

391

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Does not contain BPA &

64

44

108

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Total &

197

302

499

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A manufacturer of plastics and epoxy resins has committed to eliminating the chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) from its entire product line. According to the table, what percent of the manufacturer's products are polycarbonate products that contain BPA?

Calculate Percentage: To find the percentage of the manufacturer's products that are polycarbonate products containing BPA, we need to divide the number of polycarbonate products containing BPA by the total number of products, and then multiply by $100$ to get the percentage.
Identify Data: Using the table, we see that there are $258$ polycarbonate products containing BPA and a total of $499$ products.
Perform Calculation: Now we calculate the percentage: $(\frac{\text{Number of polycarbonate products containing BPA}}{\text{Total number of products}}) \times 100 = (\frac{258}{499}) \times 100$
Perform Calculation: Now we calculate the percentage: $(\frac{\text{Number of polycarbonate products containing BPA}}{\text{Total number of products}}) \times 100 = (\frac{258}{499}) \times 100$ Performing the calculation: $(\frac{258}{499}) \times 100 \approx 51.70\%$