Question

favorite sport

	basketball	football	soccer	baseball	other/hate sports	total
21 - 34	10	5	8	8	9	40
35 - 54	8	5	5	5	6	29
55 and older	5	7	5	10	10	37
total	28	25	24	30	31	138

what percent of the people between the ages of 21 and 34 prefer other sport and/or hate sports? round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify relevant values

The number of people aged 21 - 34 who prefer other/hate sports is 9, and the total number of people aged 21 - 34 is 40.

Step2: Calculate the percentage

The formula for percentage is $\frac{\text{part}}{\text{whole}}\times100\%$. So we have $\frac{9}{40}\times100\%$.
$\frac{9}{40}\times100\% = 0.225\times100\%=22.5\%$

Answer:

$22.5\%$