Questions: Temporary Employment in Germany, 1993-1999 Number of Temporary Employees Percent of Temporary Employees by Length of Employment Contract, 1999 Less than 1 week 1 week to 3 months More than 3 months If 5 percent of the temporary employees in 1999 were students whose employment contracts had lengths of less than 1 week, then the number of these students was approximately what percent of the total number of temporary employees in 1999 whose contracts had lengths of less than 1 week? 2 % 10 % 20 % 30 % 40 %

Temporary Employment in Germany, 1993-1999

Number of Temporary Employees
Percent of Temporary Employees by
Length of Employment Contract, 1999
Less than 1 week
1 week to 3 months
More than 3 months

If 5 percent of the temporary employees in 1999 were students whose employment contracts had lengths of less than 1 week, then the number of these students was approximately what percent of the total number of temporary employees in 1999 whose contracts had lengths of less than 1 week?
2 %
10 %
20 %
30 %
40 %
Transcript text: Temporary Employment in Germany, 1993-1999 Number of Temporary Employees Percent of Temporary Employees by Length of Employment Contract, 1999 Less than 1 week 1 week to 3 months More than 3 months If 5 percent of the temporary employees in 1999 were students whose employment contracts had lengths of less than 1 week, then the number of these students was approximately what percent of the total number of temporary employees in 1999 whose contracts had lengths of less than 1 week? $2 \%$ $10 \%$ $20 \%$ $30 \%$ $40 \%$
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Solution Steps

Step 1: Determine the total number of temporary employees in 1999

From the bar graph, the total number of temporary employees in 1999 is 286,000.

Step 2: Calculate the number of students with contracts less than 1 week

5% of the temporary employees in 1999 were students with contracts less than 1 week. \[ \text{Number of students} = 0.05 \times 286,000 = 14,300 \]

Step 3: Determine the total number of employees with contracts less than 1 week

From the pie chart, 12.3% of the temporary employees in 1999 had contracts less than 1 week. \[ \text{Number of employees with contracts less than 1 week} = 0.123 \times 286,000 = 35,178 \]

Step 4: Calculate the percentage of students among employees with contracts less than 1 week

\[ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{14,300}{35,178} \right) \times 100 \approx 40.7\% \]

Final Answer

40%

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