{"id":"cb_question_bank:a9ce60da-8eb4-46d0-bcab-0315763fe9e8","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"a9ce60da-8eb4-46d0-bcab-0315763fe9e8","external_id":null,"ibn":"070907-DC","question_id":"55818046","program":"SAT","module":"math","domain_code":"Q","domain":"Problem-Solving and Data Analysis","skill_code":"Q.B.","skill":"Percentages","difficulty":"H","score_band":6,"answer_type":"mcq","answer_source":"key","layout_warning":null,"form_id":null,"module_number":null,"position":null,"stem":"Which of the following is closest to the difference between the percentage of adults aged 18–50 years who responded “warm” and the percentage of adults aged 51 years or greater who responded “warm”?","stimulus":"According to the 2010 Census, the adult population aged 18 years or greater of the United States in 2010 was 234,564,071. In 2010, a survey was conducted among a randomly chosen sample of adults aged 18 years or greater in the United States about their preference to live in a warm climate or a cool climate. The table below displays a summary of the survey results. Climate Preferences Warm Cool No preference Total 18–35 years old 295 168 45 508 36–50 years old 246 123 41 410 51–65 years old 238 117 48 403 Greater than 65 years old 137 78 64 279 Total 916 486 198 1,600","stimulus_html":"

According to the 2010 Census, the adult population aged 18 years or greater of the United States in 2010 was 234,564,071. In 2010, a survey was conducted among a randomly chosen sample of adults aged 18 years or greater in the United States about their preference to live in a warm climate or a cool climate. The table below displays a summary of the survey results.

Climate Preferences
 WarmCoolNo preferenceTotal
18–35 years old29516845508
36–50 years old24612341410
51–65 years old23811748403
Greater than 65 years old1377864279
Total9164861981,600
 

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Which of the following is closest to the difference between the percentage of adults aged 18–50 years who responded “warm” and the percentage of adults aged 51 years or greater who responded “warm”?

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Choice A is correct. The percentage of adults aged 18–50 who responded “warm” is \"the, or about 58.9%. The percentage of adults aged 51 years or greater who responded “warm” is \"the, or about 55.0%. The difference between 58.9% and 55.0% is 3.9%. Of the answer choices, 4% is closest to this number.

Choices B, C, and D are incorrect and may result from calculation errors.

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4%

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5%

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10%

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18%

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