Questions: What percentage of individuals ages 18-29 use social media? - about 90% - about 15% - about 22%

Transcript text: What percentage of individuals ages $18-29$ use social media? about $90 \%$ about $15 \%$ about $22 \%$

Solution

Solution Steps

To find the percentage of individuals ages 18-29 who use social media, we need to calculate the ratio of individuals in that age group who use social media to the total number of individuals in that age group, and then convert that ratio to a percentage.

Step 1: Identify the Given Data

We are given the number of individuals ages 18-29 who use social media and those who do not:

Use social media: $ 212 $
Do not use social media: $ 24 $

Step 2: Calculate the Total Number of Individuals Ages 18-29

The total number of individuals in the age group 18-29 is the sum of those who use social media and those who do not: \[ \text{Total}_{18-29} = 212 + 24 = 236 \]

Step 3: Calculate the Percentage of Individuals Ages 18-29 Who Use Social Media

The percentage of individuals ages 18-29 who use social media is given by: \[ \text{Percentage}_{18-29} = \left( \frac{212}{236} \right) \times 100 \]

Step 4: Simplify the Expression

Simplify the fraction and calculate the percentage: \[ \text{Percentage}_{18-29} \approx 89.8305\% \]