Question

students apply for admission to different academic programs within a college. because of space, each program can only accept a limited number of students. the table below shows the acceptance data for a selection of majors in the college.

college major	spanish	business	chemistry
rejected	15	35	18
total	60	100	90

total 182 68 250
for the majors listed here, what proportion of students were rejected?
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Explanation:

Step1: Identify total number of students

The total number of students who applied is the sum of all students in the "Total" row, which is 250.

Step2: Identify number of rejected students

The number of rejected students is given as 68 in the "Total" column of the "Rejected" row.

Step3: Calculate proportion

The proportion of rejected students is the number of rejected students divided by the total number of students. So the proportion is $\frac{68}{250}$.

Answer:

$\frac{68}{250}$