50. The Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Oc

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50. The Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912, after colliding with an iceberg. There were not enough lifeboat:s to accommodate all of those aboard and consequently many people died. For those who died on the Titanic: 9%were from a and 35% from a "Low" economic statis-group. Men respective High-11% from a Medium" The remainder-were Unknown" for97%, 92%, 80% and 99.6% of the deaths in these four groups Approximately what percentage of the women who died on the Titanic were from the "Low" economic status group?

Explanation / Answer

Men accounted for 80% of deaths in low economic status group so there would be 20% women deaths in that group. Hence,

Percentage of women died on Titanic and was from low economic status group

= 0.35*0.80

= 0.28

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