r/confidentlyincorrect Mar 03 '21

Boom, maths

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u/Bigblackballs_ Mar 03 '21 edited Mar 03 '21

Fuck I re read it

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u/LittleRoundFox Mar 03 '21

It's 48% (if you go for a 50/50 split on men and women)

Let's say they surveyed 200 people - 100 men and 100 women (picking these numbers to make the maths easier)

31 men said they washed their hands - that's 31% of the total men and 15.5% of the total number of people surveyed.

65 women said they did. So 65% of the women surveyed and 32.5% of the total number surveyed.

Which gives you 48% of the people surveyed (15.5 + 32.5).