A local law school reports that 74% of last year's graduates are employed by law firms, 3% work for the government and 2% work for nonprofit organizations. The rest of the graduates work at jobs unrelated to law. Based on these outcomes, which of the following is the percentage of graduates working jobs unrelated to law?
A. 5%
B. 79%
C. 69%
D. 21%
Percentages always add up to 100%. If we let x be the percent of graduates working for jobs unrelated to law, then
74%+3%+2%+x=100%
79%+x=100%
Subtract 79% from both sides of the equation
79%-79%+x=100%
x=100%-79%
x=21%
So, the number of graduates working for jobs unrelated to law is 21%.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is D.
More Questions on TEAS 7 Math
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Q #1: A garden in the shape of a square has an area of 13 square feet. Each side of the garden has a length of √13 feet. Which of the following is the best decimal approximation for the length of each side?
A. 4.5 feet
B. 6.5 feet
C. 3.6 feet
D. 2.6 feet
Answer Explanation
In this problem, to find one side of the square garden, we use the calculator to find the square root of 13. Thus
Thus, the approximate side of a square garden is about 3.6 ft
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Q #2: Which of the following is the mean of the set data below? 30, 29, 28, 30, 24, 12, 26, 33, 25, 23
A. 30
B. 21
C. 27
D. 26
Answer Explanation
The mean is the total divided by the number of elements in the data set. From the given data set:
Total=30+29+28+30+24+12+26+33+25+23=260
Number of items, N=10
Mean=total/N=260/10=26
The mean is 26.
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Q #3: The table below shows the miles driven as a function of gallons of gas used, what does the ordered pair (6,144) represent?
A. The driver can go 24 miles in 1 hour
B. The driver can go 144 miles with 6 gallons of gas
C. The driver can go 6 miles with 144 gallons of gas
D. The driver can go 144 miles in 6 hours
Answer Explanation
from the provided table, the first option represents the amount of gas in gallons while the second column shows the distance in miles. Thus, (6, 144) will denote that the car can 144 miles by consuming 6 gallons of a gas.
