Question

Of the 114.2 million Americans who owned a TV, 94.2 million also owned a DVD player. What percent of those who owned a TV also owned a DVD player?

Answer 1

82.5% Americans owned a TV also owned a DVD player .

Explanation:

Formula

`Percentage = (Part\ value* 100)/(Total\ value)`

As given

Of the 114.2 million Americans who owned a TV, 94.2 million also owned a DVD player.

Here

Part value = 94.2 million

Total value = 114.2 million

Putting all the values in the formula

`Percentage = (94.2* 100)/(114.2)`

`Percentage = (94200* 10)/(1142* 10)`

`Percentage = (942000)/(11420)`

Percentage = 82.5 %

Therefore 82.5% Americans owned a TV also owned a DVD player .