Question

A survey of 1131 adults nationwide asked, "What irks you most about the actions of other motorists?" The response "tailgaters" was given by 102 people. What percent of those surveyed were most irked by tailgaters? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Answer 1

Given:

1131 = number of adults surveyed

102 = people responded "tailgaters"

Asked: What percent of those surveyed were most irked by tailgaters?

Solution:

Let us divide the number of people responded "tailgaters"by the total adults surveyed and multiply it by 100 to get the percentage.

$\frac{102}{1131}\cdot100=9.018567639\text{ percent}$

ANSWER: 9.0% (Rounded to the nearest tenth.)