SOLUTION: In the United States, 1 Person out of every 200 is in the army, and 9 out of every 10,000 are army officers. Find the percentage of army personnel that are officers or, if this can

Question 260988: In the United States, 1 Person out of every 200 is in the army, and 9 out of every 10,000 are army officers. Find the percentage of army personnel that are officers or, if this cannot be determined from the information given, state the fact.
Found 2 solutions by Greenfinch, richwmiller:
Answer by Greenfinch(383) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 in 200 is in Army, 9 in 10000 is an officer
50 in 10000 is in Army (scaling up the 1 in 200)
so 9 out of 50 is an officer or 18 out of 100, so 18% in the Army is an Officer
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
100*9/10000 = percentage of army personnel who are officers.

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