Question

there was outbreak of illness caused by the bacteria called e. coli. as of june 15 of that year, 2,631 people had become sick and 70 had died. what percentage of those who got sick also died? round to the nearest tenth of percent.

Answer 1

There was outbreak of illness caused by the bacteria called E. coli

In June 2015, 2631 people fell sick and while 70

The percentage of those who got sick and also died will be

$\begin{gathered} \text{Percentage of those that died}=\frac{70}{2631}\times100 \\ \text{Percentage of those that died}=2.7\text{\% (nearest tenth)} \end{gathered}$

Hence, the percentage of those who got sick and also died is 2.7% (nearest tenth)