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-99% Ria, Fri 3:31 PM Chastity Semien it View History Bookmarks Window Help amathxi.com chastity semien &I; 6/15/18 4:31 PM Elementary Statistics (Online/Summer 2018) Homework: Section 1.1 Homework Score: 0 of 1 pt 1.1.33 Save 50f 6 (3 complete) ? HW Score: 33.33%, 2 of 6 pts Question Help * An editorial critoized a chart caption that described a dental floss as one that "reduoes the chance of plaque on tooth by over 350 percent. What is wrong with this statement? Choose the correct answer below. A. A reduction of 100% would elimnate all plaque, so it is not possible to reduce it by more than 100% O B. The actual amount of the decrease in plaque is less than 100%. C. OD. The statement does not mention the initial amount of plaque Ifplaque fel by 100% it would be cut in hat Trus, a decrease of 200% means that it would betotally elmnated, and a decrease of more than 200% is impossible. : 0 nten

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An editorial criticized a chart caption that described a dental floss as one that "reduces the chance of plaque on teeth by over 350 percent."

What is wrong with this? statement?

Answer : option "A" is correct.

A reduction of 100% would eliminate all plaque, so it is not possible to reduce it by more than 100%.