Question

charmaine asked 15 students how many courses they have taken so far at her college. here is the list of answers. 24, 15, 4, 4, 11, 7, 22, 25, 16, 26, 20, 23, 9, 1, 14. what is the percentage of these students who have taken fewer than 17 courses?

Explanation:

Step1: Count the number of students with fewer courses

Count the number of values in the list {24, 15, 4, 4, 11, 7, 22, 25, 16, 26, 20, 23, 9, 1, 14} that are less than 17.

Step2: Identify qualifying values

The values 15, 4, 4, 11, 7, 16, 9, 1, 14 are less than 17. Counting these, we find there are 9 such values.

Answer:

9