In 2015, 629,647 patents were applied for, and 325,979 of them were accepted. To the nearest tenth of a percent, what percentage of the patents were accepted?(1 point)
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To find the percentage of patents that were accepted, we divide the number of accepted patents by the total number of patents applied for, and then multiply by 100.
Percentage of accepted patents = (Accepted patents / Total patents applied for) * 100
Percentage of accepted patents = (325979 / 629647) * 100
Percentage of accepted patents ≈ 51.8%
Therefore, the percentage of patents accepted (to the nearest tenth of a percent) is approximately 51.8%.
To find the percentage of patents that were accepted, you need to divide the number of accepted patents by the total number of patents applied for, and then multiply by 100 to get the percentage.
In this case, the number of patents accepted is 325,979 and the total number of patents applied for is 629,647.
The calculation is:
(325,979 / 629,647) * 100 = 51.8%
Therefore, the percentage of patents accepted to the nearest tenth of a percent is 51.8%.
To calculate the percentage of patents accepted in 2015, we need to divide the number of accepted patents by the total number of patents applied for and then multiply by 100 to get the percentage.
Percentage of accepted patents = (Number of accepted patents / Number of patents applied for) × 100
Plugging in the given values:
Percentage of accepted patents = (325,979 / 629,647) × 100
Calculating the percentage:
Percentage of accepted patents ≈ 51.9%
Therefore, to the nearest tenth of a percent, approximately 51.9% of the patents were accepted in 2015.