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. $\begin{array}{|l|ccc|c}
&&\text { Admission Decision}\
\hline \text {EHTNICITY }& \text { Accepted } & \text { Wait-listed } & \text { Tumed away } & \text { Total } \
\hline \text { Black/Hispanic } & 482 & 0 & 20 & 502 \
\text { Asian } & 107 & 53 & 135 & 295 \
\text { White } & 330 & 249 & 352 & 931 \
\hline \text { Total } & 919 & 302 & 507 & 1728 \
\hline
\end{array}$ What percent of White applicants were accepted?
A)26.7%
B)35.4%
C)37.8%
D)35.9%
E)19.1%

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The percentage of White applicants accepted is calculated by dividing the number of White applicants accepted (330) by the total number of White applicants (931) and then multiplying by 100. This gives (330/931) * 100 = 35.4%.

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