9/5/08

Huntington Park's Population

I was recently browsing the official website of the City of Huntington Park, home of Gage Middle School, and I stumbled upon some demographic information that got me thinking.
According to the site:
  • Total population of HP: 61,348
  • Hispanic population: 58, 636
  • Registered voters: 13,137
These numbers made me wonder about percentages and languages. Your task is to answer the following questions:
  1. What percentage of the residents of Huntington Park are Hispanic?
  2. What percentage of the residents of Huntington Park are registered to vote?
  3. Do you think the large number of Hispanics living in the city means that the city's website should be bilingual? (see poll on the right)
Email me the answers to the first 2 questions. To answer the third, you can respond to the poll on the right.

HINT: To figure out the percents, start by figuring out the fraction (how many Hispanic out of how many total, and how many registered to vote out of how many total) then turn the fraction into a decimal, then a percent. You can use a calculator if you prefer.

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