in 1996 there were about 2,342,000 marriages in the united states, using the # above my teacher wants me to find percentage of marriages per month she started me with january which had 100,000 mariages which came out to 4 percent of marriages for that month. i've been trying to figure this out but i cant can you help me?
How many marriages were in each of the other 11 months?
feb.155000
mar.147000
apr172000
may241000
jun.242000
jul.235000
aug.239000
sep.225000
oct.231000
nov.171000
dec.184000
im supposed to round ot off to the whole percent
To find the percentages, divide the monthly number of marriages by the yearly total.
Feb.
155,000 / 2,342,000 = 0.066 = 7%
Mar.
147,000 / 2,342,000 = 0.062 = 6%
I'm sure you can do the rest of the months now. :-)
[#marriages/2,342,000]*100 = %
[100,000/2,342,000]*100 = 4.2%
That rounds to 4%.
Your sentences and questions are hard to read and understand because you used no (or very little) punctuation. That kind of structure is fine for texting friends but not when doing formal writing.
thank you ms sue wait let me capatalize Ms Sue before before the Dr gets mad
You're welcome, Destiny.
DrBob isn't the only one who finds lack of punctuation and capitalization hard to read. Most of us are retired teachers or professors who volunteer to help students on the Jiskha Forum. Our eyes aren't used to text-message formats. Besides, when you're asking professionals for educational assistance, it's only appropriate that you use standard English.
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Of course! I'd be happy to help you solve this problem.
To find the percentage of marriages per month in 1996, you need to divide the number of marriages in each month by the total number of marriages in that year. Then, multiply the result by 100 to express it as a percentage.
Here's how you can calculate the percentage of marriages for each month:
1. Start with the given total number of marriages in 1996: 2,342,000 marriages.
2. Calculate the percentage for each month by dividing the number of marriages in that month by the total number of marriages in the year, and then multiplying by 100.
Let's go through a specific example using the given information for January:
- Number of marriages in January: 100,000.
- Total number of marriages in 1996: 2,342,000.
To calculate the percentage of marriages for January:
$ \text{Percentage for January} = \left(\frac{\text{Number of marriages in January}}{\text{Total number of marriages in 1996}}\right) \times 100 $
$ \text{Percentage for January} = \left(\frac{100,000}{2,342,000}\right) \times 100 $
Using a calculator, divide 100,000 by 2,342,000, and then multiply the result by 100 to get the percentage.
The percentage of marriages for January in 1996 would be approximately 4.27% (rounded to two decimal places).
To find the percentage of marriages for other months, you can follow the same steps, using the number of marriages for each respective month.
Remember to divide the number of marriages in each month by the total number of marriages in 1996, and then multiply by 100 to obtain the percentage.
Repeat the process for each month to find the percentages for all the other months in 1996.
I hope this helps you understand how to calculate the percentage of marriages per month in 1996. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask!