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Compare Counts with Rates on a Map - Practice 2

A count map and a rate map answer different questions.

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A count map and a rate map answer different questions. To compare participation when populations differ, divide the number participating by the relevant population. Do not infer individual behavior from a regional rate. All figures are fictional.

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20 participants among 100 eligible people is 20%; 20 among 200 is 10%. Equal counts need not mean equal rates.

Three equal-area cells contain different numbers of symbolic dots to show uneven settlement. A separate worked calculation gives 600 people in three square kilometers, averaging 200 per square kilometer. Dots are not individual people counts.
Three equal-area cells contain different numbers of symbolic dots to show uneven settlement. A separate worked calculation gives 600 people in three square kilometers, averaging 200 per square kilometer. Dots are not individual people counts.
Question 1 Fictional district Fern has 105 participants among 700 eligible residents. What percent participated?
Question 2 Fictional district Glen has 160 participants among 800 eligible residents. What percent participated?
Question 3 Fictional district Hill has 225 participants among 900 eligible residents. What percent participated?
Question 4 Fictional district Iris has 100 participants among 1000 eligible residents. What percent participated?
Question 5 Fictional district Juniper has 165 participants among 1100 eligible residents. What percent participated?