31% of American adults surveyed stated that giving up their phone for a day woul

Question

31% of American adults surveyed stated that giving up their phone for a day would be more difficult than giving up their significant other.
In 2012, the United States population over the age of 18 was approximately 240,210,000 according to recent research from the pew foundation 91% of all American adults have cell phones of some type.
Use the statistics given to determine the approximate number of American adults who would find giving up Their phone more difficult than giving up their partner 31% of American adults surveyed stated that giving up their phone for a day would be more difficult than giving up their significant other.
In 2012, the United States population over the age of 18 was approximately 240,210,000 according to recent research from the pew foundation 91% of all American adults have cell phones of some type.
Use the statistics given to determine the approximate number of American adults who would find giving up Their phone more difficult than giving up their partner
In 2012, the United States population over the age of 18 was approximately 240,210,000 according to recent research from the pew foundation 91% of all American adults have cell phones of some type.
Use the statistics given to determine the approximate number of American adults who would find giving up Their phone more difficult than giving up their partner

Explanation / Answer

The number of adults in United States = 240,210,000, of which 91% have cell phones.

That means, 0.91*240,210,000 = 218591100 individuals have cell phones.

It is recorded that 31 % of the american adults (who can cell phones) stated that giving up their phone for a day would be more difficult than giving up their significant other.

That means 0.31* 218591100 = 67763241 American adults who would find giving up their phone more difficult than giving up their partner.

Related Questions

Navigate

• Browse (All)
• Browse 3
• Subjects

---

---

Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.