Chapter 3, Problem 25E

(a)

To determine

To find: the percent of all applicants were Asian.

Answer to Problem 25E

16.6%

Explanation of Solution

Given:

	Accepted	Wait-listed	Turned away	Total
Black/Hispanic	485	0	32	517
Asian	110	49	133	292
White	336	251	359	946
Total	931	300	524	1755

Calculation:

  $\frac{292}{1755}\times 100\%=16.6\%$

16.6% percent of all applicants were Asian.

(b)

To determine

To find: the percent of the students accepted were Asian.

Answer to Problem 25E

11.8%

Explanation of Solution

Given:

	Accepted	Wait-listed	Turned away	Total
Black/Hispanic	485	0	32	517
Asian	110	49	133	292
White	336	251	359	946
Total	931	300	524	1755

Calculation:

  $\frac{110}{931}\times 100\%=11.8\%$

11.8 percent of the students accepted were Asian.

(c)

To determine

To find: the percent of Asians were accepted.

Answer to Problem 25E

37.7%

Explanation of Solution

Given:

	Accepted	Wait-listed	Turned away	Total
Black/Hispanic	485	0	32	517
Asian	110	49	133	292
White	336	251	359	946
Total	931	300	524	1755

Calculation:

  $\frac{110}{292}\times 100\%=37.7\%$

37.7% the percent of Asians were accepted.

(d)

To determine

To find: the percent of all students were accepted.

Answer to Problem 25E

53.0%

Explanation of Solution

Given:

	Accepted	Wait-listed	Turned away	Total
Black/Hispanic	485	0	32	517
Asian	110	49	133	292
White	336	251	359	946
Total	931	300	524	1755

Calculation:

  $\frac{931}{1755}\times 100\%=53.0\%$

53% percent of all students were accepted.