Question: How can all of these statements be true:

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Question How can all of these statements be
true About 50 of pregnant white women are
having girls. About 50 of pregnant black women
are having girls. About 75 of all the baby girls
born in 2000 were to white women. About 12 of
all the baby girls born in 2000 were to black
women.
Question How can all of these statements be
true About 50 of pregnant white women are
having girls. About 50 of pregnant black women
are having girls. About 75 of all the baby girls
born in 2000 were to white women. About 12 of
all the baby girls born in 2000 were to black
women.
Answer In each line the whole is
different! Always look for the whole after the
phrase of.
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Data from Table 227 in the Statistical Abstract
(2003, K-12 students)
2.2 of ___________________ are
_______________. 2.1 of ___________________ are
_______________. 51.9 of _________________ are
________________. 48.1 of _________________ are
________________.
males
homeschooled
females
homeschooled
homeschooled kids
male
homeschooled kids
female
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All Male Students in K-12 25,819,000
569,000/25,819,000 2.2 2.2 of all males in
K-12 are homeschooled
Homeschooled 569,000
The wholes are different! And the percentages do
not add up to 100. This is not pie chart data!
All Female Students in K-12 24,888,000
527,000/24,888,000 2.1 2.1 of all females in
K-12 are homeschooled
Homeschooled 527,000
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All Male Students in K-12 25,819,000
All Female Students in K-12 24,888,000
Two separate wholes never make a pie chart!
569,000/1096000 51.9 male
Male Hmscld 569,000
Female Hmscld 527,000
The wholes are the same! And the percentages add
up to 100. This is pie chart data!
Now we have a single wholeAll Homeschooled
Children1,096,000
527,000/1096000 48.1 female