Question

thirty - four high school students were surveyed and asked how many siblings they have. the dotplot below displays the distribution of responses. what percent of students have fewer than 2 siblings? 9% 24% 26% 50%

Explanation:

Step1: Count students with fewer than 2 siblings

Students with 0 siblings: 3, students with 1 sibling: 14. Total = 3 + 14 = 17.

Step2: Calculate the percentage

Total students = 34. Percentage = $\frac{17}{34}\times100\% = 50\%$.

Answer:

50%