Question

An article reported on a school district's magnet schools program. Ofthe 1967 qualified applicants, 985 were accepted, 327 were waitlisted, and 655 were turned away for lack of space.a. The relative frequency of accepted qualified students (to three places after the decimal) is:________ b. The proportion of waitlisted students (to three places after the decimal) is:________ c. The percentage of students turned away from lack of space (to one place after the decimal) is:______

Answer 1

a) 0.501

b) 0.166

c) 0.3

Explanation:

We have the following information:

1967 qualified applicants

985 accepted

327 waitlisted

655 turned away for lack of space

a. The relative frequency of accepted qualified students (to three places after the decimal) is:________

This is the number of accepted qualified students divided by the number of qualified students.

So

985/1967 = 0.501

b. The proportion of waitlisted students (to three places after the decimal) is:________

This is the number of waitlisted students divided by the number of qualified students.

So

327/1967 = 0.166

c. The percentage of students turned away from lack of space (to one place after the decimal) is:______

This is the number of students turned away by lack of space divided by the number of qualified students.

So

655/1967 = 0.3