In a certain competition, 1 person finished in first place, 5 people tied for second place,
10 people tied for third place, and the other
4,984 people did not place. What percentage of
the people in the competition placed first,
second, or third altogether?

I know the answer is 0.32

I just want to know how to get the percentage form by hand

16/5,000 = 32/10,000 = 0.0032 = 0.32%

the law of definite proportions states samples of a compound will always contain the same proportion of elements by mass. in other words, a given compound will always contain the same elements in the same proportions by mass.the law of multiple proportions states when two elements combine with each other to form more than one compound, then the weights of one element that combine with a fixed weight of the other are in a ratio of small whole numbers.

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