Question

a survey of autos parked in student and staff lots at a large university classified the brands by country of origin, as seen in the table. complete parts a through f below.
origin\tdriver
\tstudent\tstaff
american\t105\t106
european\t31\t13
asian\t55\t49

a) what percent of all the cars surveyed were foreign?
41.2 %
(round to one decimal place as needed.)
b) what percent of the american cars were owned by students?
%
(round to one decimal place as needed.)

Explanation:

Step1: Find total American cars

Total American cars = Student American + Staff American = \( 105 + 106 = 211 \)

Step2: Calculate percentage of student - owned American cars

Percentage = \( \frac{\text{Student American}}{\text{Total American}} \times 100=\frac{105}{211}\times 100\approx 49.8\% \)

Answer:

\( 49.8\% \)