Question

A survey asked a group of adults and youths if they prefer reading books printed on paper or electronic books. Book Preference Print Electronic Total Youths 29 39 68 Adults 29 21 50 Total 58 60 118 What percent of the people surveyed prefer reading printed books? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Answer 1

the percentage of people surveyed who prefer reading printed books is approximately 49.2%.

Explanation:

To find the percentage of people who prefer reading printed books, we need to calculate the ratio of the number of people who prefer printed books to the total number of people surveyed, and then multiply by 100.

From the given information, we can see that:

Among the youths, 29 prefer printed books and 39 prefer electronic books, making a total of 68 youths surveyed.

Among the adults, 29 prefer printed books and 21 prefer electronic books, making a total of 50 adults surveyed.

In total, there are 58 people who prefer printed books out of 118 people surveyed.

To calculate the percentage, we divide the number of people who prefer printed books by the total number of people surveyed, and then multiply by 100:

Percentage = (Number of people who prefer printed books / Total number of people surveyed) * 100

Percentage = (58 / 118) * 100

Percentage ≈ 49.2

Rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent, the percentage of people surveyed who prefer reading printed books is approximately 49.2%.