A polling company reported that 53% of 1018 surveyed adults said that secondhand smoke issecondhand smoke is "very harmful.""very harmful." Complete parts (a) through (d) below. a. What is the exact value that is 53% of 1018?
b. Could the result from part (a) be the actual number of adults who said that secondhand smoke issecondhand smoke is "very harmful" question mark "very harmful"? Why or why not?
c. What could be the actual number of adults who said that secondhand smoke issecondhand smoke is "very harmful" question mark "very harmful"?
d. Among the 10181018 respondents, 260260 said that secondhand smoke issecondhand smoke is "not at all harmful.""not at all harmful." What percentage of respondents said that secondhand smoke issecondhand smoke is "not at all harmful" question mark "not at all harmful"?

a. 539.54

b. No, the result from part (a) could not be the actual number of adult who said that secondhand smoke are very harmful because a count of people must result into a whole number.

c. 540

d. 25.54%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

A polling company reported that 53% of 1018 surveyed adults said that secondhand smoke is "very harmful."

Complete parts (a) through (d) below.

a. What is the exact value that is 53% of 1018?

The 53% of 1018 is :

=

= 0.53 × 1018

= 539.54

b. Could the result from part (a) be the actual number of adults who said that secondhand smoke is ''very harmful"? Why or why not?

No, the result from part (a) could not be the actual number of adult who said that secondhand smoke are very harmful because a count of people must result into a whole number.

c. What could be the actual number of adults who said that secondhand smoke is secondhand smoke "very harmful"?

Since, a count of people must result into a whole number, the actual number of adults who said that secondhand smoke is secondhand smoke "very harmful" can be determined from the approximation of the exact value into whole number which is 539.54 540.

d. Among the 1018 respondents, 260 said that secondhand smoke is  is "not at all harmful.''  What percentage of respondents said that secondhand smoke is  "not at all harmful"?

Since 260 respondents out of 1018 respondents said that the second hand smoke is not harmful, then the percentage of the 260 respondents is :

=

= 25.54%

answer: 457.14

step-by-step explanation:

205 - 45 = 160

160 / .35 = 457.142857