Question

in 1940, the u.s. army reported a total of 17,563 commissioned officers. of these, 939 were females. find the percent of female commissioned officers in the army in 1940 to the nearest tenth percent.

Answer 1

Answer: The percent of female commissioned officers in the army in 1940= 5.3%

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that ,

The number of commissioned officers reported by U.S. Army  in 1940 = 17,563

The  number of female commissioned officers = 939

Then , the number of female commissioned officers in the army in 1940  would be :-

$\dfrac{\text{\text{Number of Female officers}}}{\text{Total commissioned officers }}\times100$

$=\dfrac{939}{17563}\times100=5.3464670\approx5.3\%$

Hence, the percent of female commissioned officers in the army in 1940= 5.3%