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Based on the following chart showing a hypothetical population distribution of different ethnic groups in four U.S. regions (values in millions), calculate to the nearest percent what percent of the Asian population lived in the West?

\[
\begin{tabular}[t]{c|cccc}
& NE & MW & South & West \\ \hline
White & 48 & 55 & 62 & 31 \\
Black & 6 & 4 & 18 & 1 \\
Asian & 2 & 3 & 4 & 8 \\
Other & 1 & 2 & 3 & 5 \\
\end{tabular}
\]
A) 42%
B) 47%
C) 52%
D) 56%
E) 62%

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