Henry collected data on the favorite type of food of the students of two grades. The table below shows the relative frequencies of rows for the data collected:

Burger Sandwich Noodles Total
Grade 8 0.50 0.10 0.40 1.00
Grade 9 0.53 0.20 0.27 1.00
Total 0.36 0.32 0.32 1.00

Based on the data, which statement is most likely correct?
In Grade 9, 53 students liked burgers.
In Grade 9, 73% of students liked noodles.
In Grade 8, 40% of students liked noodles.
In Grade 8, 10 students liked sandwiches.

Question

Henry collected data on the favorite type of food of the students of two grades. The table below shows the relative frequencies of rows for the data collected:


Burger	Sandwich	Noodles	Total
Grade 8	0.50	0.10	0.40	1.00
Grade 9	0.53	0.20	0.27	1.00
Total	0.36	0.32	0.32	1.00


Based on the data, which statement is most likely correct?
 In Grade 9, 53 students liked burgers.
 In Grade 9, 73% of students liked noodles.
 In Grade 8, 40% of students liked noodles.
 In Grade 8, 10 students liked sandwiches.

vhtran · Answer

It would be the 3rd option, all the decimals are referring to percentage, therefore 100%=1.00 and 0.40=40%