A college examined the impact of an applicant's ethnicity on the likelihood of admission to a particular program.The data are summarized in the table below. $\begin{array}{|l|ccc|c}
&&\text { Admission Decision}\
\hline \text {EHTNICITY }& \text { Accepted } & \text { Wait-listed } & \text { Tumed away } & \text { Total } \
\hline \text { Black/Hispanic } & 489 & 0 & 34 & 523 \
\text { Asian } & 92 & 46 & 133 & 271 \
\text { White } & 316 & 260 & 363 & 939 \
\hline \text { Total } & 897 & 306 & 530 & 1733 \
\hline
\end{array}$ What percent of all applicants were turned away?
A)51.8%
B)17.7%
C)30.2%
D)30.6%
E)44.1%

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The total number of applicants is 1733. The number of applicants who were turned away is 530. So, the percentage of all applicants who were turned away is 530/1733 * 100 = 30.6%.

A College Examined the Impact of an Applicant's Ethnicity on the Likelihood