Calculate Interview Success Rate: Finding Percentage from 500 Candidates and 424 Failures

Question

Approximately what percentage of job interview candidates pass, given that 500 were evaluated and 424 did not pass?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Calculate the number of candidates who passed.
  • Step 2: Determine the percentage of candidates who passed.

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: First, we find the number of candidates who passed by subtracting the number who did not pass from the total number of evaluated candidates. This gives us:

Number Passed=500424=76 \text{Number Passed} = 500 - 424 = 76

Step 2: Next, we calculate the percentage of candidates who passed by dividing the number who passed by the total number of candidates and multiplying by 100:

Percentage Passed=(76500)×100%=15.2% \text{Percentage Passed} = \left(\frac{76}{500}\right) \times 100\% = 15.2\%

Given the context of the problem, we round down to the nearest whole number for estimation, which results in 15%15\%.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 15%15\%.

Answer

15%


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