Question

A movie club surveyed 300 high school students. The students were asked how often they go to the movies and whether they prefer action movies or comedies.Their responses are summarized in the following table.

Answer 1

We have the next information:

Total of people surveyed = 300

Students who prefer action movies = 90 + 30 = 120

Students who go to the movies twice a month or less = 90 + 132 = 222

a)

Percentage of students who prefer action movies = (Students who prefer action movies/Total of people surveyed) * 100

Replacing on the formula:

Percentage of students who prefer action movies = (120/300)*100

Then:

Percentage of students who prefer action movies = 40%

b)Percentage of students who go to the movies twice a month or less =

(Students who go to the movies twice a month or less/Total of people surveyed)*100

Replacing on the formula:

Percentage of students who go to the movies twice a month or less =

(222/300)*100

Percentage of students who go to the movies twice a month or less = 74%