The local library has 4,250 library card holders. The library sends out a survey to every fifth library card holder. If all of the surveyed participants respond, what percent of the total population has been surveyed?
A. 20%
B. 212.5%
C. 10%
C. 10%
To find the percentage of the total population that has been surveyed, we first need to determine how many library card holders will be surveyed. Since every fifth library card holder is surveyed, we can divide the total number of library card holders by 5: 4,250 / 5 = 850.
Therefore, 850 library card holders will be surveyed. To find the percentage of the total population that represents, we divide the number of surveyed participants by the total number of library card holders and multiply by 100: (850 / 4,250) * 100 = 20%.
Therefore, 20% of the total population has been surveyed.