Im doin summer school homework i want to know if you can help me with a percent solution?

Question

In a recent poll, 48% of the 208 high school juniors watched over 2 hours of TV 5 nights a week. What is a reasonable estimate of the number of students who watched more than 2 hours of TV 5 nights a week?

my possible answers are
a: 100
b:120
c:130
d:40

oh Please dotn tell me do your own homework cause thast why im asking becuz i dotn underdstand!!!!!

Answer 1

A is the answer. 48% of 208 =99.84

Answer 2

It is asking how many students watched more than 2 hrs of TV 5 nights a week. The poll says 48% of 208 watched more than 2hrs/5 nights a week. 48% is close to 50% and 208 might as well be 200. What is 50% (or half) of 200?

Answer 3

What you want to find out is the estimate of 48% of 208. In other words, how would you estimate that 48% of 208 is?

Well, 48% is awfully close to 50% isn't it? And 50% of something is half, isn't it. So this would be a little less than half.

So, what number out of your choices is a little less than half of 208?

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Answer 4

a. 100

48% is 48 out of 100
x2= 96

48% of 8 is about 4

100


(you did times 2 because 200 is twice 100)

I want my 10 points


one last thing for rough answers like you had, find a "whole" percent that you can understand... Like 50% thats half, and half of 208 would be 104, your closest answer is 100

Answer 5

Multiply 208 by .48. Take the number you get and round up. That is your answer.

Answer 6

a: 100.

because 50% of 208 is 104 and 2% is 4. do you get it?

Answer 7

48% of 208 = about 100 (99.84 technically)

so go with letter "a"

Answer 8

208 * .48 = 99.84

A reasonable answer is 100

Answer 9

100... you can solve it useing this formula
People = Total People * % / 100
where people is the people who watch TV, Total people is all the High School Students and % is the percentage who watch over 2 hours of telly

Answer 10

a.100