If 60 million households watch Sports Story, a half-hour sports news program, and there are 300 million households in the United States, the national rating for Sports Story is

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The national rating for Sports Story can be calculated by dividing the number of households that watch the program (60 million) by the total number of households in the United States (300 million) and then multiplying by 100 to get a percentage.

So, 
60 million households watched / 300 million total households = 0.2

Multiplying by 100 gives us the national rating as 20 percent. Therefore, the correct choice is (B).

If 60 Million Households Watch Sports Story, a Half-Hour Sports