During a certain year, what fraction of the 32 million union

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During a certain year, what fraction of the 32 million union members paid 80 percent or less of their annual union dues?
(1) During this certain year, 37.5 percent of all 32 million union members left 19 percent or less of their annual union dues unpaid
(2) The ratio of the umber of union members who paid 80 percent or less of their annual union dues to the numbers of members who paid more than 80 percent of their union dues in this certain year is 3:5

christoph · Answer

with hesitation B !

1) ...then 62,5 % paid 81 % or less, but the stem asks about the fraction of the people who paid 80 % or less. => unsuff

2) suff

qhoc0010 · Answer

(B) is OA Good trick huh? Asked: <=80% due (or >20% paid) (1) Given: <=19% paid (or >81% due) We can get <=81% but not <=80%

twixt · Answer

You are right guys I was focused on the 37,5% = 3/8 and not on this 80 vs 81 stuff !

During a certain year, what fraction of the 32 million union

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