In a Gallup poll of 1,038 adults, 540 saud that second-hand smoke is very harmful. What is the percentage of adults who said second-hand smoke is very harmful?
540/1048 = ?
Convert the decimal answer to a percent by multiplying it by 100.
540/1038=52%
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To find the percentage of adults who said second-hand smoke is very harmful, you need to divide the number of adults who said so by the total number of adults polled and then multiply by 100.
In this case, 540 adults said second-hand smoke is very harmful and there were a total of 1,038 adults polled.
To find the percentage, use the formula: (Number of adults who said second-hand smoke is very harmful / Total number of adults polled) * 100.
Plugging in the values, the calculation is: (540 / 1,038) * 100 ≈ 52.03%.
Therefore, approximately 52.03% of adults said second-hand smoke is very harmful based on the Gallup poll.