A Company Interested in the Health of Its Employees Started $\quad$

question 24

Multiple Choice

A company interested in the health of its employees started a health program including
Monitoring blood pressure.Based on age, employees were categorized according to ranges of
Blood pressure by age intervals.Data are shown in the table below. $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\text { Age }$
$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { BP } & \text { Under 30 } & \mathbf { 3 0 } - \mathbf { 4 9 } & \text { Over 50 } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Low } & 27 & 38 & 31 & 96 \\\hline \text { Normal } & 48 & 90 & 92 & 230 \\\hline \text { High } & 23 & 59 & 72 & 154 \\\hline \text { Total } & 98 & 187 & 195 & 480 \\\hline\end{array}$
The percentage of employees who are over age 50 and have high blood pressure is

• A)46.8% (72/154).
• B)32.1% (154/480).
• C)31.6% (59/187).
• D)36.9% (72/195).

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