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. $\begin{array}{|l|ccc|c}
&&\text { Admission Decision}\
\hline \text {EHTNICITY }& \text { Accepted } & \text { Wait-listed } & \text { Tumed away } & \text { Total } \
\hline \text { Black/Hisparic } & 456 & 0 & 38 & 494 \
\text { Asian } & 91 & 60 & 137 & 288 \
\text { White } & 329 & 245 & 372 & 946 \
\hline \text { Total } & 876 & 305 & 547 & 1728 \
\hline
\end{array}$ What percent of accepted applicants were Black or Hispanic?
A)108.6%
B)6.9%
C)92.3%
D)52.1%
E)26.4%

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The total number of accepted applicants is 876. The number of Black or Hispanic applicants who were accepted is 456. So, the percentage of accepted applicants who were Black or Hispanic is (456/876) * 100 = 52.1%.

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