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 44%0, enter 44%1.)
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 44%0, enter 44%1.)
Calculate First Contact Remaining: Determine the percentage of salespeople remaining after the first contact. 44% of salespeople gave up after the first contact, so 100%−44%=56% of salespeople continued to the second contact.
Calculate Second Contact Remaining: Determine the percentage of salespeople remaining after the second contact. Of the 56% who continued, 40% gave up after the second contact. So, 60% of the remaining 56% continued to the third contact. Calculation: 56%×60%=0.56×0.60=0.336 or 33.6%.
Calculate Third Contact Remaining: Determine the percentage of salespeople remaining after the third contact. Of the 33.6% who continued, 41% gave up after the third contact. So, 59% of the remaining 33.6% continued to the fourth contact. Calculation: 33.6%×59%=0.336×0.59=0.19824 or 19.824%.
Round Final Percentage: Round the final percentage to the nearest whole number. 19.824% rounds to 20% when rounded to the nearest percent.
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