Question

question a random sample of students was surveyed and asked to list their grade level and whether or not they have a pet. results are shown in the table below. pets survey

	pets	no pets	total
7th grade	29	20	49
8th grade	30	12	42
total	79	59	138

what percent of the total students have a pet? round your answer to the nearest whole number percent.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify number of students with pets and total students

Number of students with pets is 79, total students is 138.

Step2: Calculate the percentage

Percentage = $\frac{79}{138}\times100\%$.
$ \frac{79}{138}\times100\%\approx 57.25\%$.

Step3: Round to nearest whole - number

Rounding 57.25% to the nearest whole number gives 57%.

Answer:

57%