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Percent who indicated coupons or store displays = 22+18 = 40.BTGmoderatorDC wrote:
The table shows partial results of a survey in which consumers were asked to indicate which one of six promotional techniques most influenced their decision to buy a new food product. Of those consumers who indicated one of the four techniques listed, what fraction indicated either coupons or store displays?
A. 2/7
B. 1/3
C. 2/5
D. 4/9
E. 1/2
Since we aren't told the number of people involved in the survey, let's make things easier on ourselves and assign a "nice" value to the number of people involved in the survey.BTGmoderatorDC wrote:
The table shows partial results of a survey in which consumers were asked to indicate which one of six promotional techniques most influenced their decision to buy a new food product. Of those consumers who indicated one of the four techniques listed, what fraction indicated either coupons or store displays?
A. 2/7
B. 1/3
C. 2/5
D. 4/9
E. 1/2
Notice that you are instructed to use the incomplete table; the percentages add up to only 90%. So first, you will add the percentages for "Coupons" and "Store Displays," but then you must divide by the total of 90% to get the final answer, as shown here:BTGmoderatorDC wrote:
The table shows partial results of a survey in which consumers were asked to indicate which one of six promotional techniques most influenced their decision to buy a new food product. Of those consumers who indicated one of the four techniques listed, what fraction indicated either coupons or store displays?
A. 2/7
B. 1/3
C. 2/5
D. 4/9
E. 1/2
