2. The percentage of Americans who report having smoked marijuana varies by a number of demographic factors. A July 2023 Gallup poll found that:
• 19% of men smoke marijuana while 14% of women do.
• 9% of college graduates smoke marijuana while 21% of non-college graduates do. • 26% of those age 18-34 smoke marijuana while 11% of those age 55 and older do.
Perform a calculation that will let you fill in the blank in each sentence below. Before you begin, make sure you can identify whether the statement describes a “% of” scenario or a “% more/less than” scenario, and make sure you know how to translate each into a mathematical equation. Show your work. [P.05, P.06, P.07, P.13, P.14]
(a) The fraction of men who report smoking marijuana is % of the fraction of women who smoke marijuana.
(b) The fraction of college graduates who smoke marijuana is % less than the fraction of non-college graduates who smoke marijuana.
(c) ThefractionofAmericansage18-34yearsoldwhosmokemarijuanais % higher than the fraction of those who are age 55 and older.