Question

26 julia surveyed 150 of her classmates at city middle school to determine their favorite animals. of the 150 students, 46% were male. forty - two students said their favorite animal was a horse, and 1/3 of these students were female. of the 60 students who said dolphins were their favorite animal, 30% were male. using this information, complete the two - way frequency table below.

	horse	dolphin	penguin	total
male
female
total

17 some adults were surveyed to find out if they would prefer to buy a sports utility vehicle (suv) or a sports car. the results of the survey are summarized in the table below.

	suv	sports car	totals
male	21	38	59
female	135	46	181
totals	156	84	240

of the number of adults that preferred sports cars, approximately what percent were males? (1) 15.8 (2) 45.2 (3) 64.4 (4) 82.6

Explanation:

Step1: Identify relevant numbers

The number of males who prefer sports - cars is 38, and the total number of adults who prefer sports - cars is 84.

Step2: Calculate the percentage

The percentage of males among those who prefer sports - cars is calculated as $\frac{38}{84}\times100\%$.
$\frac{38}{84}\times100\%=\frac{3800}{84}\approx45.2\%$

Answer:

(2) 45.2