Question

A group of seventh and eighth graders were asked whether they prefer reading fiction or nonfiction.

This table shows the relative frequencies of the rows for the two-way table representing this situation.

Select from the drop-down menus to complete the statement.

The percent of seventh graders surveyed who prefer fiction is ____ the percent of eighth graders surveyed who prefer fiction.

A. greater than
B. less than
C. equal to

Answer 1

7th graders prefer fiction is 0.75 = 75%
8th graders prefer fiction is 0.68 = 68%
7th graders is greater than 8 graders

answer
A. greater than

Answer 2

Option A. greater than

Explanation:

The percent of seventh graders surveyed who preferred fiction = 0.75 or 75%

The percent of eight graders surveyed who preferred fiction = 0.68 or 68%

Now we can say the percentage of seventh graders who preferred fiction is GREATER THAN the percentage of eight graders who preferred fiction.

Therefore option A. is the correct option.