Question

Here are the results of a survey of 437 people in a town. 62 males speak spanish. 153 females do not speak spanish. 280 people do not speak spanish. Jeff says at least 2 out of every 5 females in the town can speak spanish. Is he correct? Show clearly how you reached your decision

Answer 1

Jeff is incorrect, only 38% of females speak spanish.

Explanation:

437 - 280 - 62 = 95 = the number of females that speak spanish

153 + 95 = 248 = total number of females

95/248 = 0.38

2/5 = 0.4

0.38 < 0.4