According to areport on consumer fraud and identity theft, 22% of all complaints during one year were for identity theft. In tha

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According to areport on consumer fraud and identity theft, 22% of all complaints during one year were for identity theft. In tha

t year, Alabama had 325 complaints of identity theft out of 1419 consumer complaints. Does this data provide enough evidence to show that Alabama had a lower proportion of identity theft than 22%?

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gulaghasi [49] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-25T02:02:48+03:00

Answer:

No, Alabama had a slightly higher proportion of identity theft than 22%.

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to find what percent 325 is of 1419.

To find what percent a part is of a whole, divide the part by the whole and multiply by 100.

325/1419 * 100% = 0.22903 * 100% = 23%