Question

if someone is underweight, determine the distribution of females. weight class vs. gender

	underweight	at goal weight	overweight	total
female	37	446	137	620
total	130	652	218	1000

(1 point)
62.0%
62.8%
68.4%
28.5%

Explanation:

Step1: Identify relevant values

We want the proportion of females among under - weight people. Number of under - weight females is 37 and total number of under - weight people is 130.

Step2: Calculate the proportion

The proportion $p$ is given by the formula $p=\frac{\text{Number of under - weight females}}{\text{Total number of under - weight people}}$. So $p = \frac{37}{130}\approx 0.285$.

Step3: Convert to percentage

To convert the proportion to a percentage, we multiply by 100. So $0.285\times100 = 28.5\%$.

Answer:

28.5%