One in ten is affected. vs One in ten are affected.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'One in ten is affected' is used when referring to a singular group or entity, while 'one in ten are affected' is used when referring to multiple individuals within a group.

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One in ten is affected.

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a singular group or entity.

This phrase is used when talking about a single group or entity where one out of every ten members is affected by something.

Examples:

One in ten is affected by the disease.
One in ten is a winner in this competition.

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Nearly half of students aged 14 to 18 have smoked at least once, one in five smokes every day, while one in ten is a heavy smoker, i.e. smokes over ten cigarettes a day.
Prices of goods go up, inflation is affected.
An annex is crucial to give greater legal clarity about what Community legislation is affected.
The Commission says that more conclusive research is needed into how equality is affected.
State guarantees generally fall within the scope of Article 87(1) if no market premium is paid and trade between Member States is affected.
If his eye is affected, then all of him is affected.
The WHO states that, worldwide, one pharmaceutical product in ten is counterfeit.
Bu! When your relationship is affected.
Somehow, when it's dealing with her, the energy field is affected.
A great diversity of machinery production (approximately 1500 companies in the EU) is affected.
Everyone in the building is affected.
Then I turn on the electricity and measure to see if the water temperature is affected.
With the Web down between here and Scottsdale, everything, from banking to emergency services is affected.
DMA is in competition with foreign groups, so that trade between Member States is affected.
Previous outbreaks occurred in Norway and Canada, and now Scotland is affected.
There are only a few minor points on which I cannot accept the proposed amendments as they stand and that is where the institutional balance is affected.
We will be done with him long before his report on the mine is affected.
Kidnappings are devastating for all those involved and our sympathies are extended to families, friends and colleagues and whoever is affected.
As stated above, that the recipient of aid operates in a local market does not exclude that EEA trade is affected.
if it considers that such a distinct market is affected.

Alternatives:

One out of every ten is affected.
One-tenth is affected.

One in ten are affected.

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to multiple individuals within a group.

This phrase is used when talking about multiple individuals within a group where one out of every ten individuals is affected by something.

Examples:

One in ten are affected by allergies.
One in ten are successful in their endeavors.

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There is growing concern over the matter in Italy, where more than one third of the adult population is overweight and one in ten are obese.
But it's not just the carbonate producers that are affected.
More than two million people are affected.
Approximately 1.2 million workers are affected.
Victims are the people who are affected.
You yourself know full well which industries are affected.
Although the Ottawa agreement banning anti-personnel mines has now entered into force, only future conflicts are affected.
The Council definition of sustainable development already shows that almost all relevant industry and service sectors are affected.
However, there may be others that are affected.
I understand full well the concerns of the Spanish and Portuguese fishermen who are affected.
We need to know exactly which vessels are affected.
When others are stricken, we are affected.
In France, 22 % of forest areas are affected.
So now I want to show you that penguins are affected.
During the hearing Mrs Zimmer told those gathered that 19 million children are affected.
Do not drive or use machinery if you are affected.
None of the adjacent tunnels are affected.
Many millions of people are affected.
The leishmaniases are endemic in 88 countries and 12 million people are affected.
It also means that legislative areas other than soil-specific areas are affected.

Alternatives:

One out of every ten are affected.
Ten percent are affected.

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One in ten is affected. vs One in ten are affected.