According to a USA Today Gallup poll, there is a racial divide on views of the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman case in Sanford, FL. The poll showed that 73% of blacks polled believe George Zimmerman would have been arrested if Trayvon Martin was white, while 771 of 2,334 whites polled agree. What percent of whites polled agree that George Zimmerman would have been arrested?
To find the percentage of whites polled who agree that George Zimmerman would have been arrested if Trayvon Martin was white, we need to calculate the proportion and then convert it into a percentage.
First, let's find the proportion:
771 out of 2,334 whites polled agreed. To find the proportion, divide the number of people who agreed by the total number of whites polled:
Proportion = 771 / 2,334
Now, let's calculate the percentage:
To convert the proportion to a percentage, multiply it by 100:
Percentage = Proportion * 100
Let's calculate the percentage:
Percentage = (771 / 2,334) * 100
By evaluating the above expression, we can get the exact percentage of whites polled who agreed.