"suppose that over the course of a year 100 people are unemployed for 4 weeks each (the short-term unemployed), while 10 people are unemployed for 52 weeks each (the long-term unemployed). approximately what percentage of the total weeks of unemployment were attributable to the long-term unemployed?
56.52% of the total weeks of unemployment were attributable to the long-term unemployed
Explanation: There were 920 total weeks of unemployment (52 week*10 people)+(4 weeks*100 people) And 520 of those weeks were for long term unemployed 520/920= 0.56521 or, rounded to be 56.52%
