Which of the following imaginary pieces of information does not represent a proportion or a %?   a. 80 out of 100 residents of a city own a car   b. One-thirds of a class session will be utilized for group exercises   c. 70% of students in a university are undergraduates   d. For every 100 vaccinated kids in a city, there are at least five who are not vaccinated

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  1. Which of the following imaginary pieces of information does not represent a proportion or a %?

      a.

    80 out of 100 residents of a city own a car

      b.

    One-thirds of a class session will be utilized for group exercises

      c.

    70% of students in a university are undergraduates

      d.

    For every 100 vaccinated kids in a city, there are at least five who are not vaccinated 

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Imaginary pieces of information are not a representation of a proportion or a percentage because they do not have any real-world equivalent or meaningful value. They are just a figment of the imagination, a product of creative thinking, or a construct that has no basis in reality. For example, the number of unicorns in a given area or the amount of happiness in a person's life are not quantifiable in a meaningful way and thus cannot be represented as a proportion or a percentage. In contrast, proportions and percentages are mathematical concepts that express the relationship between a part and a whole or between two or more values, respectively. To be represented as a proportion or a percentage, information must be based on measurable, real-world values.

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