Question

Several thousand teens were asked one question, "What do you think are the chances you will be married in the next ten years?" The two-way table shows the responses separated by gender.

The percent of females among the respondents was
A) 2625
B) 4877
C) about 46%
D) about 54%

Answer 1

D) about 54% of the people were women

Answer 2

about 54% of the people surveyed were females

Explanation:

to calculate the % of females out of everyone, you need to add everyone up, and then add up only the females.

119+150+447+735+1174+103+171+512+710+756=4877

4877 is the Total number of people surveyed

119+150+447+735+1174=2625

2625 is the total number of females surveyed

so

to convert 2625/4877 to a %, first turn it into a decimal

2625/4877=0.538

now multiply 0.538 by 100

0.538*100=53.8%

so about 54% of the people surveyed were females