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Degree Male
(in thousands) Female
(in thousands) Marginal
Totals
Associate 298 489 787
Bachelor 685 916 1,601
Master 260 397 657
Professional 47 45 92
Doctorate 32 35 67
Marginal
Totals 1,322 1,882 3,204


This two-way table contains data from a survey on the academic degrees earned by students in the United States in 2009. What percentage of students earning degrees in 2009 were awarded a professional degree?

4.89%

2.87%

6.96%

5.75%

i think it's C

Answer 1

Number of people earning professional degree is 92.
Total number of people earning degree in 2009 is 3,204.

Percentage of students earning degrees in 2009 who were awarded a professional degree is 92/3204 x 100 = 2.87%