Question

complete the following sentence.
in 2020, the median age at first marriage of women in a certain country (26.4 years) was ______ percent less than the median age at first marriage of men in that country (30.6 years).

in 2020, the median age at first marriage of women in a certain country (26.4 years) was percent less than the median age at first marriage of men in that country (30.6 years).
(round to one decimal place as needed.)

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate age difference

$30.6 - 26.4 = 4.2$

Step2: Find percent of men's age

$\frac{4.2}{30.6} \times 100\%$

Step3: Compute and round result

$13.725...\% \approx 13.7\%$

Answer:

13.7