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If 47% of respondents answered affirmative, what is the minimum number of total respondents necessary such that rounding the affirmatives to the closest integer would result in that percentage? Express the answer in terms of a formula that could be applied to any percentage from 1-99.
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const minimumUniverse = (knownPercent) => { | |
knownPercent = parseInt(knownPercent); | |
if (!(knownPercent > 0 && knownPercent < 100)) { | |
return 'Please enter a number between 0 and 100'; | |
} | |
for (let i = 1; i < 100; i++) { | |
for (let j = i + 1; j <= 100; j++) { | |
const currentPercent = Math.round((i / j) * 100); | |
if (currentPercent < knownPercent) { | |
break; | |
} else if (currentPercent === knownPercent) { | |
return `${knownPercent}% equates to ${i} out of ${j}`; | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
}; |
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