A study was conducted of pleas made by 1,036 criminals. Among those criminals, 9

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A study was conducted of pleas made by 1,036 criminals. Among those criminals, 958 pled guilty, and398 of them were sentenced to prison. Among the 78 other criminals, who pleaded not guilty, 53 were sent to prison. Complete (a) through (d). a. What percentage of the criminals pled guilty? nothing % (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.

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a) percentage of the criminals pled guilty = 958/1036 = 0.9247 or 92.5%

b) percentage of the criminals were sent to prison = 398/1036 = 38.4%

c) percentage who were sent to prison = 398/958 = 41.5%

d) who pled not guilty, what is the percentage who were sent to prison = 53/78 = 67.9%

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