Lactose intolerance causes difficulty digesting dairy products that contain lactose (milk sugar). It is particularly common among people of African and Asian ancestry. In the United States (ignoring other groups and people who consider themselves to belong to more than one race), 82%82% of the population is white, 14%14% is black, and 4%4% is Asian. Moreover, 15%15% of whites, 70%70% of blacks, and 90%90% of Asians are lactose intolerant.

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Lactose intolerance causes difficulty digesting dairy products that contain lactose (milk sugar). It is particularly common among people of African and Asian ancestry. In the United States (ignoring other groups and people who consider themselves to belong to more than one race), 82%82% of the population is white, 14%14% is black, and 4%4% is Asian. Moreover, 15%15% of whites, 70%70% of blacks, and 90%90% of Asians are lactose intolerant.

Lactose intolerance causes difficulty digesting dairy products that contain lactose (milk sugar). It is particularly common
among people of African and Asian ancestry. In the United States (ignoring other groups and people who consider
themselves to belong to more than one race), 82% of the population is white, 14% is black, and 4% is Asian. Moreover, 15%
of whites, 70% of blacks, and 90% of Asians are lactose intolerant.
(a) What percent of the entire population is lactose intolerant? (Enter your answer rounded to one decimal place.)
percent of the population who are lactose intolerant =
(b) What percent of people who are lactose intolerant are Asian? (Enter your answer rounded to two decimal places.)
percent of people who are lactose intolerant are Asian =
Transcribed Image Text:Lactose intolerance causes difficulty digesting dairy products that contain lactose (milk sugar). It is particularly common among people of African and Asian ancestry. In the United States (ignoring other groups and people who consider themselves to belong to more than one race), 82% of the population is white, 14% is black, and 4% is Asian. Moreover, 15% of whites, 70% of blacks, and 90% of Asians are lactose intolerant. (a) What percent of the entire population is lactose intolerant? (Enter your answer rounded to one decimal place.) percent of the population who are lactose intolerant = (b) What percent of people who are lactose intolerant are Asian? (Enter your answer rounded to two decimal places.) percent of people who are lactose intolerant are Asian =
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