SOLUTION: Kissing and colds. In a medical study, it was determined that if 800 people kiss someone else who has a cold, only 56 will actually catch the cold. What percent is this?

SOLUTION: Kissing and colds. In a medical study, it was determined that if 800 people kiss someone else who has a cold, only 56 will actually catch the cold. What percent is this?

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Question 446529: Kissing and colds. In a medical study, it was determined that if 800 people kiss someone else who has a cold, only 56 will actually catch the cold. What percent is this?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
56/800=0.07=7%
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