An organization determined most of its sales only occurred after at least 4 contacts. However, 44% of its salespeople gave up on a customer after the 1st contact didn't make a sale. Of the remaining salespeople, 40% gave up after the 2nd contact. Finally, 41% of the salespeople who made a 3rd contact gave up when that call did not make a sale. To the nearest percent, what percent of the original salespeople made 4 or more contacts if the first 3 contacts did not result in sales?(Round to the nearest percent. Ignore the % symbol when entering your answer. For example, if the answer is 11.2%, enter 11 .)
Q. An organization determined most of its sales only occurred after at least 4 contacts. However, 44% of its salespeople gave up on a customer after the 1st contact didn't make a sale. Of the remaining salespeople, 40% gave up after the 2nd contact. Finally, 41% of the salespeople who made a 3rd contact gave up when that call did not make a sale. To the nearest percent, what percent of the original salespeople made 4 or more contacts if the first 3 contacts did not result in sales?(Round to the nearest percent. Ignore the % symbol when entering your answer. For example, if the answer is 11.2%, enter 11 .)
Calculate 1st Contact Percentage: Calculate the percentage of salespeople who gave up after the 1st contact. 44% of salespeople gave up after the 1st contact, so 100%−44%=56% of the salespeople continued to the 2nd contact.Calculation: 100−44=56
Calculate 2nd Contact Percentage: Calculate the percentage of salespeople who gave up after the 2nd contact.Of the remaining 56%, 40% gave up after the 2nd contact. So, 56%×(100%−40%)=56%×60% of the salespeople continued to the 3rd contact.Calculation: 56×0.60=33.6
Calculate 3rd Contact Percentage: Calculate the percentage of salespeople who gave up after the 3rd contact.Of the remaining 33.6%, 41% gave up after the 3rd contact. So, 33.6%×(100%−41%)=33.6%×59% of the salespeople continued to the 4th contact.Calculation: 33.6×0.59=19.824
Round Final Percentage: Round the final percentage to the nearest percent.The percentage of salespeople who made 4 or more contacts is approximately 19.824%, which rounds to 20% when rounded to the nearest percent.Calculation: Round(19.824)=20
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