Question

A sample of 80 high school senlors, 45% of which are female, were surveyed as to whether or not they are employed

outside of school. 25% of the boys surveyed sald they are not employed. How many boys are employed?

Answer 1

33 students

Explanation:

Let's take this step-by-step. First, we know that the sample includes a total number of 80 high school students, and 45% of them are female.

This means that 55% of them are male students, which is required to answer the question. 80 × 0.55 = 44 male students.

Next, 25% of the male students are not employed. This means that 75% of the male students are employed. So, 44 × 0.75 = 33 male students.

Answer 2

33 boys

Explanation:

Since 45% of the participants were female and there were a total of 80 students, 36 of the 80 students were female. That means that 44 of the students were male.

25% of 44 is 11. So there are 11 boys that are not employed. From there you can just subtract 44 - 11 and get 33.

33 boys are employed