Answer
2% of the jobs are filled by women.
Work Step by Step
48,000 is the whole. 960 is the part. The percent is unknown.
$\frac{960}{48000} = \frac{x}{100}$
$48000x = 960\times100$
$\frac{48000x}{48000} = \frac{96000}{48000}$
$x = 2$
Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0134467795
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-779-5
Chapter 6 - Percent - 6.4 Using Proportions to Solve Percent Problems - 6.4 Exercises - Page 420: 55
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