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Chapter 23: Pregnancy Prevention | Math Practice

The graph below shows the use of birth control among females between 15 and 19 years of age the first time they had sex, as determined by two different studies. Study the graph and then answer the questions.

37. What percentage of teenage girls were not using any method of birth control in the first study?
      A. 22% B. 75% C. 25% D. 78%
38. Approximately what percentage of girls were using a hormonal method in the second study?
      A. 2% B. 20% C. 16% D. 6%
39. Assuming 100 girls responded to each survey, how many more girls were relying on condoms for contraception than the pill in the second study?
      A. 16 B. 17 C. 52 D. 49

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