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A telemarketer calls people and tries to sell them a subscription to a daily newspaper. On 18% of her calls, there is no answer or the line is busy. She sells subscriptions to 8% of the remaining calls. For what proportion of calls does she make a sale?

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 Mar 2, 2021
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82% calls picked up 8/100x82/100=656/10,000=41/625

so the proportion is $\boxed{\frac{41}{584}}$

 Mar 2, 2021

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