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![The graph shown below represents how the 2011 graduates of law school are doing compared to the 2007
graduates. Both the 2011 and 2007 graduating class had about 44,000 students.
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
2007
2011
Employment for New Law Grads
Class of 2007 vs. Class of 2011 Pt. I
(National Association of Legal Placement)
Full-Time
Lawyer
74.1%
59.8%
Full-Time Non-
Lawyer
11.8%
14.9%
%
Part Time
4.1%
10.0%
Not Working
5.8%
12.1%
(a) What percentage of those Not Working in this study graduated in 2011?
Note: 12.1% is not the correct answer. This does require a calculation.
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2.3%
2.2%
Report the answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.
(b) Show calculations and explain your reasoning for this question.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff1cacddc-6604-4efc-a68d-4e0f1877aea0%2F0fc1a903-5aa9-445f-9c57-c80fcf72f58c%2Fy6ueie9_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The graph shown below represents how the 2011 graduates of law school are doing compared to the 2007
graduates. Both the 2011 and 2007 graduating class had about 44,000 students.
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
2007
2011
Employment for New Law Grads
Class of 2007 vs. Class of 2011 Pt. I
(National Association of Legal Placement)
Full-Time
Lawyer
74.1%
59.8%
Full-Time Non-
Lawyer
11.8%
14.9%
%
Part Time
4.1%
10.0%
Not Working
5.8%
12.1%
(a) What percentage of those Not Working in this study graduated in 2011?
Note: 12.1% is not the correct answer. This does require a calculation.
Back in School
2.3%
2.2%
Report the answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.
(b) Show calculations and explain your reasoning for this question.
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