Question

Karen asked some eighth graders whether they would prefer to take yearbook or photography as an elective in high school. This table shows some of the results.What percentage of students would prefer to take photography? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Answer 1

- The number of students that prefer to take photography from the table is 32 in total; 14 boys, 18 girls.

- The total number of students in the survey is 57.

- Thus, the percentage of the students that prefer to take photography is:

`\begin{gathered} \frac{Number\text{ of students taking photography}}{Number\text{ of students in the survey}}*100\% \\ \\ =(32)/(57)*100\% \\ \\ =0.561403508772*100\% \\ \\ =56.1403508772\%\approx56.1\%\text{ \lparen To the nearest tenth of a percent\rparen} \end{gathered}`

Final Answer

The percentage of students that would prefer to take photography is 56.1%