SOLUTION: In 1994, an outbreak of illness due to ice cream contaminated with the bacteria salmonella occurred in the United States. The outbreak affected an estimated 224,000 people. If the

Question 1123032: In 1994, an outbreak of illness due to ice cream contaminated with the bacteria salmonella occurred in the United States. The outbreak affected an estimated 224,000 people.
If the total population in the U.S. at that time was 260,000,000, which is the best estimate for the percentage of people who were affected?
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In 1994, an outbreak of illness due to ice cream contaminated with the bacteria salmonella occurred in the United States.
The outbreak affected an estimated 224,000 people.
If the total population in the U.S. at that time was 260,000,000, which is the best estimate for the percentage of people who were affected?
:
* 100 = .086% affected
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