SOLUTION: Suppose the table below shows the number of living kidney donors for a certain year, by age. What percent of the donors are aged 35-49? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Question 312392: Suppose the table below shows the number of living kidney donors for a certain year, by age. What percent of the donors are aged 35-49? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Ages- Donors
18-34 2177
35-39 2811
50-64 1292
65+ 52

Answer by OmniMaestra(21) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Remember that percentages are ratios comparing the part to the whole.

Now change the fraction to a decimal by dividing:
2811 divided by 6332 = .4439
Change the decimal to a percent by multiplying by 100.

Last step, round to the nearest tenth:
44.4%

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