SOLUTION: The U.S. Postal Service reports that we open and read 78% of the junk mail that we receive. A sports instructional videotape company sends out 10,500 advertising brochures. Source

Question 367878: The U.S. Postal Service reports that we open and read 78% of the junk mail that we receive. A sports instructional videotape company sends out 10,500 advertising brochures.
Source: U.S. Postal Service
a) How many of the brochures can it expect to be opened and read?

b) The company sells videos to 189 of the people who receive the brochure. What percent of the 10,500 people who receive the brochure buy the video?

Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
10500*0.78=8190 read
189/10500=0.018=1.8%
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