Questions: In a poll of 512 human resource professionals, 45.5% said that body piercings and tattoos were big personal grooming red flags. Complete parts (a) through (d) below.
a. Among the 512 human resource professionals who were surveyed, how many of them said that body piercings and tattoos were big personal grooming red flags?
(Round to the nearest integer as needed.)
Transcript text: In a poll of 512 human resource professionals, $45.5 \%$ said that body piercings and tattoos were big personal grooming red flags. Complete parts (a) through (d) below.
a. Among the 512 human resource professionals who were surveyed, how many of them said that body piercings and tattoos were big personal grooming red flags?
$\square$ (Round to the nearest integer as needed.)
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Calculate the Number of Professionals
To find the number of human resource professionals who said that body piercings and tattoos were big personal grooming red flags, we use the formula:
\[
\text{Number of Red Flags} = \left( \frac{45.5}{100} \right) \times 512
\]
Calculating this gives:
\[
\text{Number of Red Flags} = 0.455 \times 512 = 233.6
\]
Step 2: Round to the Nearest Integer
Next, we round the result to the nearest integer:
\[
\text{Number of Red Flags (rounded)} = \text{round}(233.6) = 234
\]
Final Answer
The number of professionals who said that body piercings and tattoos were big personal grooming red flags is