Question

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the information in the table was compiled from a survey of state park users participation in various outdoor activities. note that the table is in thousands. if a number on the table is 5.2, that means 5,200 people.
participation of state park users (thousands)
refer to the above participation of state park users table. what percent of the survey population is between the ages of 18 and 45 and participates in camping? round your answer to the nearest hundreth.
a. 15%
b. 22%
c. 19%
d. 18%

Explanation:

Step1: Sum relevant camping participants

Add camping numbers for 18-29 and 30-45:
$6.6 + 10.9 = 17.5$ (in thousands)

Step2: Get total survey population

Total population from table:
$98.3$ (in thousands)

Step3: Calculate percentage

Divide the sum by total, multiply by 100:
$\frac{17.5}{98.3} \times 100 \approx 17.80\%$

Step4: Round to nearest hundredth

Round the result to two decimal places:
$17.80\% \approx 18\%$

Answer:

d. 18%