Question

a gardening club chose types of seeds to plant in the school garden. each club member chose one type of vegetable, beans or squash, and one type of flower, tulips or daisies. the results are shown in the table.

	tulips	daisies	total
squash	9	6	15
total	16	9	25

choose all of the statements that can be inferred from the table.

a. 64% of all garden club members chose tulips.

b. 15% of all garden club members chose squash.

c. 33% of the garden club members chose beans and daisies.

d. 56% of the garden club members who chose tulips also chose squash.

Explanation:

for each option:

Option A:

To find the percentage of members who chose tulips, we use the formula: $\text{Percentage} = \frac{\text{Number of tulip choosers}}{\text{Total members}} \times 100$. The number of tulip choosers is 16, and the total number of members is 25. So, $\frac{16}{25} \times 100 = 64\%$. So, option A is correct.

Option B:

To find the percentage of members who chose squash, we use the formula: $\text{Percentage} = \frac{\text{Number of squash choosers}}{\text{Total members}} \times 100$. The number of squash choosers is 15, and the total number of members is 25. So, $\frac{15}{25} \times 100 = 60\%$, not 15%. So, option B is incorrect.

Option C:

To find the percentage of members who chose beans and daisies, we use the formula: $\text{Percentage} = \frac{\text{Number of beans and daisies choosers}}{\text{Total members}} \times 100$. The number of beans and daisies choosers is 3, and the total number of members is 25. So, $\frac{3}{25} \times 100 = 12\%$, not 33%. So, option C is incorrect.

Option D:

To find the percentage of tulip choosers who also chose squash, we use the formula: $\text{Percentage} = \frac{\text{Number of tulip and squash choosers}}{\text{Number of tulip choosers}} \times 100$. The number of tulip and squash choosers is 9, and the number of tulip choosers is 16. So, $\frac{9}{16} \times 100 = 56.25\% \approx 56\%$. So, option D is correct.

Answer:

A. 64% of all garden club members chose tulips, D. 56% of the garden club members who chose tulips also chose squash