Question

Clara asked some students in two different grades which superpower they would choose: the ability to stop and start time or the ability to fly. She put the results in the following two-way frequency table. Time Fly Total Freshmen 45 20 65 Sophomores 30 51 81 Total 75 71 146 What percent of the sophomores surveyed chose the ability to fly?

Answer 1

Given:

Clara asked some students in two different grades which superpower they would choose: the ability to stop and start time or the ability to fly.

And given that a table :

Time Fly Total

Freshmen 45 20 65

Sophomores 30 51 81

Total 75 71 146

Required:

To find the percent of the sophomores surveyed chose the ability to fly.

Step-by-step explanation:

The total number of students = 146

The number of sophomores who choose ability to fly = 51.

Now the percent of the sophomores surveyed chose the ability to fly is,

`\begin{gathered} =(51)/(146)*100 \\ \\ =34.93*100 \\ \\ =35\% \end{gathered}`

Final Answer:

35% of the sophomores surveyed chose the ability to fly.