27155 environmental scientist is studying a group of 150 fish in the Atlantic Ocean outside South Florida. If35 35% of the lf fish in the group are found to be diseased, how many fish are sick? (OPTIONS: 14,17,53,78,90,100,150,4) square √

To find the number of in the group, we need to calculate 35% of 150.<br /><br />Step 1: Convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100.<br />35% = 0.35<br /><br />Step 2: Multiply the decimal by the total number of fish.<br />0.35 * 150 = 52.5<br /><br />Since we cannot have a fraction of a fish, we round to the nearest whole number. Therefore, there are 53 sick fish in the group.<br /><br />Answer: 53