The percent of people in a research study that have a particular health risk is 44.5%. The total number of people in the study is 14,677. How many people have the health risk?
A)1614 people
B)14,677 people
C)21,208 people
D)6531 people
E)8146 people

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To find the number of people with the health risk, we need to multiply the percent (as a decimal) by the total number of people in the study.
44.5% as a decimal is 0.445.
0.445 * 14,677 = 6531. Therefore, choice D is the correct answer.

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