Question

A national study reported that 75% of high school graduates pursue a college education immediately after graduation. A private high school advertises that 156 of their 196 graduates last year went on to college. Does this school have an unusually high proportion of students going to college

Answer 1

The % students going to higher education is 79.60 % which is higher than the reported value.

Explanation:

According to national study report the students going to college for higher education = 75 %

Given that

156 of their 196 graduates last year went on to college.

% students going to higher education is

`((156)/(196)) 100 = 79.60`

Thus the % students going to higher education is 79.60 % which is higher than the reported value.