Question

A newspaper conducted a survey to find out how many high school students play video games. The two-way table below displays the data from the survey. Based on these data in the table, which statement is true? *

A. There were 2,451 boys surveyed, and about 29% of them play video games.
B. There were 2,996 girls surveyed, and about 45% of them play video games.
C. There were 5,447 students surveyed, and about 54% of them do not play video games.
D. There were 2,493 students surveyed, and about 34% of them are girls who do not play video games.

Answer 1

Its b

Explanation:

B , it just makes sense

Answer 2

Correct option is:

B. There were 2,996 girls surveyed, and about 45% of them play video games.

Explanation:

Let us calculate the percentage step by step as per the options.

We are given the following:

1. Boys who do play video games = 1593

2. Boys who do not play video games = 858

3. Total boys = 2451

4. Girls who do play video games = 1361

5. Boys who do not play video games = 1635

6. Total boys = 2996

7. Total number of candidates = Total boys + Total girls = 5447

8. Total number of students, who play video games = 2954

9. Total number of students, who do not play video games = 2493

Percentage of boys who play video games:

`(1593)/(2451) * 100 = 64.99\%`

So, option A is not correct.

Percentage of girls who play video games:

`(1361)/(2996) * 100 = 45.43\%`

The percentage is near about 45%, so option B is correct.

Percentage of Total number of students, who do not play video games:

`(2493)/(5447) * 100 = 45.77\%`

So, option C is not correct.

Hence, correct answer is option B.