The Following Table Shows the Results of a Survey of Authors

question 198

Multiple Choice

The following table shows the results of a survey of authors by a (fictitious) publishing company: $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { New Authors } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Established } \\\text { Authors }\end{array} & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Successful } & 5 & 25 & 30 \\\hline \text { Unsuccessful } & 15 & 55 & 70 \\\hline \text { Total } & 20 & 80 & 100 \\\hline\end{array}$$ What percentage of new authors are successful

• A)100 %
• B) 25 %
• C) 75 %
• D) 83.33 %
• E) 16.67 %

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