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88. The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) provides programming to the noncommercial public TV stations of the
United States.The bar graph shows a breakdown of the public television licensees by type. Each licensee operates
one or more PBS member TV stations.What fraction of the public television licensees are universities or colleges?
(Source: The Public Broadcast Service)

Public Television Licensees
100
90 87
Number of Licensees 60 56
80
70

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40
30
20
10 20 5
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Community organizations Universities/colleges State authorities Local education/ municipal authorities

Type of Organization

89. Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization 90. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has five
that helps provide affordable housing to families in principal training centers in California, three in
need. Habitat for Humanity does its work of North Carolina, two in South Carolina, one in
building and renovating houses through 1700 local Arizona, one in Hawaii, and one in Virginia.What
affiliates in the United States and 550 international fraction of the total USMC principal training centers
affiliates.What fraction of the total Habitat for are located in California? (Hint: First find the total
Humanity affiliates are located in the United States? number of USMC training centers.) (Source: U.S.
(Hint: First find the total number of affiliates.) Department of Defense)
(Source: Habitat for Humanity International)