Part 1 of 2 A company that makes hair care products had 6,000 people try a new shampoo. Of the 6,000 people, 48 had a mild allergic reaction. What percent of the people
had a mild allergic reaction?

Hi there!

We must begin by finding the decimal value of the proportion.

Substitute in the given values:

This is the decimal value. We must multiply by 100 to get the percentage:

except a rational number. : )