Suppose there were 2,873 athletes who competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Of those athletes, 163 were from Switzerland. What percentage of these athletes were from Switzerland? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

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Derek Molina

28 October, 23:34

Suppose there were 2,873 athletes who competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Of those athletes, 163 were from Switzerland. What percentage of these athletes were from Switzerland? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

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Lucy Simon · Answer 1

Use a calculator to divide the two numbers given

163/2873 = 0.0567

which is approximate

Move the decimal 2 spots to the right to convert to a percent

We go from 0.0567 to 5.67% which rounds to 5.7% when rounding to the nearest tenth of a percent (one decimal place)

Answer: 5.7%