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Percentage of Professions Requiring Selected Protective Gear, 2015

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Percentage of Professions Requiring Selected Protective Gear, 2015 [#permalink] New post   11 Oct 2023, 08:00
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Percentage of Professions Requiring Selected Protective Gear, 2015

Profession Earplugs or Hearing Protection Goggles or Eye Gloves Hard Hat or Helmet
Chemist 452643
Construction worker 43658997
Janitor 432728
Paramedic 1615852
Surgeon 764881
Surveyor 314235
Veterinarian 613211
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For each of the following statements, select Would help explain if it would, if true, help explain some of the information in the table. Otherwise, select Would not help explain.
Would help explain Would not help explain.
Humans catch diseases from other humans much more easily than from animals.
Ambulance sirens are loud, but they don't damage people's hearing as much as power tools do.
About 10% of janitors earn extra pay for cleaning hazardous areas.
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Humans catch diseases from other humans much more easily than from animals.: Would help explain Ambulance sirens are loud, but they don't damage people's hearing as much as power tools do.: Would help explain About 10% of janitors earn extra pay for cleaning hazardous areas.: Would not help explain.
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Percentage of Professions Requiring Selected Protective Gear, 2015 [#permalink] New post   12 Oct 2023, 19:52
The question itself is wrong, as there is mention of percentages and in the table the total is not equal to hundred.
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Re: Percentage of Professions Requiring Selected Protective Gear, 2015 [#permalink] New post   13 Oct 2023, 00:07
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1. We see that the percentage of Surgeons and even Paramedics wearing protective gear is higher than the veterinarian across all types of gears. This can be explained by "Humans catch diseases from other humans much more easily than from animals." Hence, the first statement "Would Help Explain" the information in the table.
2. We see that a higher percent of Construction Workers wear earplugs or hearing protection compared to Paramedics. This could be explained by "Ambulance sirens are loud, but they don't damage people's hearing as much as power tools do." Hence, the second statement "Would Help Explain" the information in the table.
3. There is no information in the table that can be explained by "About 10% of janitors earn extra pay for cleaning hazardous areas." Hence, the third statement "Would Not Help Explain" the information in the table.
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Re: Percentage of Professions Requiring Selected Protective Gear, 2015 [#permalink] New post   13 Oct 2023, 00:11
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The question itself is wrong, as there is mention of percentages and in the table the total is not equal to hundred.


Hi sampathgelam, the percentages in this question do not need to add upto 100 because each number in the table is an individual percent. For eg., 4% of all Chemists wear Earplugs or Hearing Protection and 52% of all Chemists wear Goggles or Eye Protection.
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Re: Percentage of Professions Requiring Selected Protective Gear, 2015 [#permalink] New post   13 Oct 2023, 01:44
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Statement 1: This explain why veterinarians require less protective gear than surgeons and paramedics.

Answer: Would help explain

Statement 2: This could explain why paramedics often need earplugs, but construction workers need them even more often.

Answer: Would help explain

Statement 3: Only a small percentage of janitors are paid extra to clean hazardous areas. This does not explain why a fairly high percentage of janitors wear gloves.

Answer: Would not help explain
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