PSAT Math Grid-Ins Question 91: Answer and Explanation

Question: 91

The following table shows the number of babies born in a certain hospital in October 2018. The table categorizes the births by whether the mother participated in a new prenatal program and whether the baby was below, above, or within the healthy weight range as defined by the World Health Organization.

Below RangeWithin RangeAbove RangeTotal
Participant1551066
Not a Participant849562
Total910415128

The at-risk group is defined as all babies above or below the healthy weight range. What percent of the babies born at this hospital in October 2018 were considered at-risk? Round your answer to the nearest whole number and ignore the percent sign when gridding your response.

Correct Answer: 19

Explanation:

19

Difficulty: Easy

Category: Tables and Graphs

Getting to the Answer: There are 9 babies below the healthy range and 15 babies above, so there are 9 + 15 = 24 total babies who fall above or below the range. There are 128 babies total, which means that of all the babies born at this hospital in 2018 were considered at-risk. Grid in 19.

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