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Answer 1

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We must begin by finding the decimal value of the proportion.

$\text{Proportion of allergic reactions = }\frac{\text{Amount of people with reactions}}{\text{total amount of people}}$

Substitute in the given values:

$p = \frac{48}{6000} = 0.008$

This is the decimal value. We must multiply by 100 to get the percentage:

$0.008 * 100 = \boxed{0.8\%}$