Answer:
0.3% of the people had a mild allergic reaction.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
A company that makes hair-care products had 8000 common people try a new shampoo.
Of the 8000 common people, 24 had a mild allergic reaction.
Now, to find the percent of the people had a mild allergic reaction.
According to question:
[tex]\frac{People\ who\ had\ allergic\ reaction}{Total\ common\ people}\times 100[/tex]
⇒[tex]\frac{24}{8000} \times 100[/tex]
⇒[tex]0.003\times 100[/tex]
⇒[tex]0.3\%[/tex]
Therefore, 0.3% of the people had a mild allergic reaction.