Question

a school survey asked students which candidate they supported for class president. the survey data are shown in the relative frequency table.

	wilson	martinez	total
males	0.18	0.28	0.46
total	0.42	0.58	1.0

what percentage of females polled supported martinez?
a. about 56%
b. 30%
c. about 54%
d. 58%

Explanation:

Step1: Identify relevant data

The relative - frequency of females who supported Martinez is 0.30 from the table.

Step2: Convert to percentage

To convert a decimal to a percentage, multiply by 100. So, \(0.30\times100 = 30\%\)

Answer:

B. 30%