Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321757270
ISBN 13: 978-0-32175-727-2

Chapter 2 - Section 2.1 - Assess Your Understanding - Vocabulary and Skill Building - Page 74: 9b

Answer

There are approximately 54 million adult Americans in 2010 who believe that divorce is morally wrong.

Work Step by Step

First, it is essential to identify the percent of adults favoring the 'morally wrong' response. The 'morally wrong' bar goes as far as about one-quarter of the way from $20$ to $30\%$ value. So we would note that approximately $22.5\%$ of all respondents believe divorce is morally wrong. Now to find the exact number of respondents believing so, we calculate $22.5\%$ of all adult Americans in 2010, which is $240$ million: $$\frac{22.5\%\times240million}{100\%}\approx54million.$$ So there are approximately 54 million adult Americans in 2010 who believe that divorce is morally wrong.
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