Chapter 7.3, Problem 23PPS

(a)

To determine

To find: the number of people who said their resolution as “organized”.

Answer to Problem 23PPS

Here, 973 people said their resolution as “organized”.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

  

Calculation:

The table is of New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s Resolutions	Percent (%)	Number
Declutter	24	$2947\frac{24}{100}=707$
Lose Weight	24	$2947\frac{24}{100}=707$
Do more reading	2	$2947\frac{2}{100}=59$
Other	2	$2947\frac{2}{100}=59$
Get Organized	33	$2947\frac{33}{100}=973$
Start exercising	13	$2947\frac{13}{100}=383$
Journal for growth	2	$2947\frac{2}{100}=59$

Conclusion:

Hence, 973 of the 2947 people surveyed said their most important New Year'sresolution was to get organized.

(b)

To determine

To find: the number of people who said their resolution as “reading or to declutter”.

Answer to Problem 23PPS

Here, 766 people said their resolution as “reading or to declutter”.

Explanation of Solution

Calculation:

The table is of New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s Resolutions	Percent (%)	Number
Declutter	24	$2947\frac{24}{100}=707$
Lose Weight	24	$2947\frac{24}{100}=707$
Do more reading	2	$2947\frac{2}{100}=59$
Other	2	$2947\frac{2}{100}=59$
Get Organized	33	$2947\frac{33}{100}=973$
Start exercising	13	$2947\frac{13}{100}=383$
Journal for growth	2	$2947\frac{2}{100}=59$

Approximate (707+ 59)= 766 of the 2947 people surveyed said their most important New Year's resolution was to do more reading or to declutter.

Conclusion:

Hence, 766 people said their resolution as “reading or to declutter”.