The projected number of employed writers and authors in 2016 is 153,000. 12.4% of those will have some college experience but no degree, and 84.1% will have a bachelor’s degree or higher. If this holds true, how many more writers and authors with bachelor’s degree will there be than those with only some college experience and no degree?

The difference between the two groups is 84.1% − 12.4% = 71.7% of the projected 153,000 writers and authors. Calculating 0.717 × 153,000 gives 109,701. So there will be 109,701 more writers and authors with a bachelor’s degree or higher than with some college experience and no degree; this is choice b.

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