Final answer:
To find the percentage of cars receiving the top score in the side crash test, divide the number of cars with the top score (3) by the total number tested (19) and multiply by 100. This calculation results in 15.79%, which rounds up to 16%.
Step-by-step explanation:
To calculate the percentage of small cars that received a top score in the side crash test, you would use the ratio of the number of cars that received the top score to the total number of cars tested. In this case, three cars out of 19 received a top score.
The formula to calculate the percentage is:
Percentage = (Number of cars with top score/Total number of cars) × 100
Plugging the numbers into the formula gives us:
Percentage = (3/19) × 100
Doing the math gives us:
Percentage = 0.1579 × 100
Percentage = 15.79%
When we round this to the nearest percent, we get 16 percent of small cars that received a top score in the side crash test.