A Research Company Frequently Monitors Trends in the Use of Social

question 37

Short Answer

A research company frequently monitors trends in the use of social media by American Adults. The results of one survey of 1846 randomly selected adults looked at social media use versus age group. The table summarizes the survey results.
$\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\text { Age Group }$
$\text { Uses Social Media }\begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|c|r|}\hline& 18-29 & 30-49 & 50-64 & 65+ & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Yes } & 328 & 417 & 288 & 114 & \mathbf{1 1 4 7} \\\hline \text { No } & 67 & 125 & 265 & 242 & \mathbf{6 9 9} \\\hline \text { Total } & \mathbf{3 9 5} & \mathbf{5 4 2} & \mathbf{5 5 3} & \mathbf{3 5 6} & \mathbf{1 8 4 6}\\\hline\end{array}$
-Find each percent.
a) What percent of adults surveyed are social media users aged 30-49?
b) What percent of the social media users are aged 30-49?
c) What percent of adults aged 30-49 are social media users?

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