A study was conducted of pleas made by 1, 024 criminals. Among those criminals,

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A study was conducted of pleas made by 1, 024 criminals. Among those criminals, 952 pled guilty, and 393 of them were sentenced to prison. Among the 72 other criminals, who pled not guilty, 50 were sent to prison. Complete (a) through (d). a. What percentage of the criminals pled guilty? (Round to the nearest tenth as needed.) b. What percentage of the criminals were sent to prison? % ? (Round to the nearest tenth as needed.) c. Among those who pled guilty, what is the percentage who were sent to prison? % (Round to the nearest tenth as needed.) d. Among those who pled not guilty, what is the percentage who were sent to prison? % (Round to the nearest tenth as needed) Enter your answer in each of the answer boxes.

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(a) Percentage of the criminals who pled guilty = [(952 * 100) / 1024] % = 92.97%. (Ans).

(b) Percentage of the criminals who were sent to prison = [(393+59)*100 / 1024] % = 44.14%. (Ans).

(c) Among those who pled guilty, the percentage who were sent to prison = [(393*100) / 952] % = 41.28%. (Ans).

(d) Among those who pled not guilty, the percentage who were sent to prison = [(59*100) / 72] % = 81.94%. (Ans).

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