Question

summarized in the following table.In a survey, 150 shoppers were asked whether they have access to a computer at home and if they have a personal e-mail account. Their responses are summarized in the following table

Answer 1

Given

The total number of shoppers is 150.

And,

To find:

a) The percentage of the shoppers do not have computer access at home.

b) The percentage of shoppers have an email account.

Explanation:

It is given that,

The total number of shoppers is 150.

a) The number of shopper do not having computer access at home is 10+83=93.

Then, the percentage of the shoppers do not have computer access at home is,

$\begin{gathered} Percentage\text{ of shoppers do not have computer access at home} \\ =\frac{93}{150}\times100 \\ =\frac{93}{15}\times10 \\ =\frac{93}{3}\times2 \\ =31\times2 \\ =62\% \end{gathered}$

Hence, the percentage of shoppers do not have computer access at home is 62%.

b) The number of shoppers having an email account is 44+10=54.

Then, the percentage of shoppers having an email account is,

$\begin{gathered} Percentage\text{ of shoppers having an email account}=\frac{54}{150}\times100 \\ =\frac{54}{3}\times2 \\ =18\times2 \\ =36\% \end{gathered}$

Hence, the percentage of shoppers having an email account is 36%.