Numbers in the News

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TIME the newly revamped version of the S.A.T. takes to complete, down from three hours, in an effort to reduce student stress. The exam has also gone fully digital for the first time.

Source: The New York Times

51.5%

PERCENTAGE of people ages 13 to 24 who’d like more movies and TV shows focused on friendship, according to a recent survey. About 44 percent feel romance is overused in media.

Source: University of California, Los Angeles

Francois Nel/Getty Images (Dressel); Stephen Pond/Getty Images for World Athletics (Lyles); Ryan Pierse/Getty Images (Moore); Stacy Revere/Getty Images (Biles)

U.S. Olympians: (clockwise from top left) Caeleb Dressel, Noah Lyles, Carissa Moore, and Simone Biles.

50:50

RATIO of male to female athletes participating in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. It’s the first time in Olympic history that men won’t outnumber women.

Source: International Olympic Committee

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