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

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Question 1182401: 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?
About 0.1%
About 1%
About 5%
About 10%
About 25%
Complete the following statement: Approximately 86 out ? of every
people in the United States were affected by the 1994 salmonella outbreak.

Answer by ikleyn(52799) About Me  (Show Source):
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Make the ratio of the smaller number to the greater one;

then multiply this ratio by 100 to get percentage.

By doing this way, you will find the answer (if you will manage to make your calculations correctly . . . )


Happy calculations (!)


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