Question

Pete surveyed his friends as to the amount of their weekly allowance. the responses were $5, $0, $8, $10, $8, $10, $0, $0, and $1. Pete analyzed the results and stated that more than half of his friends earned $8 or more per week. Find his mistake and correct it. Statical queston

Answer 1

Explanation:

Bold = $8 or more per week, Underlined = less than 8 per week

$5 = 1 person

$0 = 3 people

$10 = 2 people

$1 = 1 person

$8 = 2 people

The total amount of people = 1+3+2+1+2 = 9

The total amount of people who earn less than $8/week = 1+3+1 = 5 people

The total amount of people who earn $8 or more/week = 2+2 = 4 people

Conclusion, 5/9 total people earned less than $8/week

4/9 people earn $8 or more/week

Mistake there were less than half people who earned $8 or more per week unlike Pete stated

Correction; more than half of Pete's friends earn less than 8 dollars per week