Question

An article reported on a school​ district's magnet school programs. Of the 1882qualified​ applicants, 987 were​ accepted, 309 were​ waitlisted, and 586were turned away for lack of space. Find the relative frequency for each decision​ made, and write a sentence summarizing the results.

Answer 1

The relative frequency for each decision made is:

- Accepted: 987/1882 = 0.524, or 52.4%

- Waitlisted: 309/1882 = 0.164, or 16.4%

- Turned away: 586/1882 = 0.312, or 31.2%

In summary, over half of the qualified applicants were accepted into the magnet school programs, while about one-third were turned away due to lack of space. The remaining applicants were waitlisted.