George believes the Art Club students at his school have an unfair advantage in being assigned to the art class they request. He asked 500 students at his school the following questions: "Are you in the Art Club?" and "Did you get the art class you requested?" The results are shown in the table below:

Art Club Not in Art Club Total
Received art class requested 100 265 365
Did not get art class requested 65 70 135
Total 165 335 500

Help George determine if all students at his school have an equal opportunity to get into the art class they requested. Show your work, and explain your process for determining the fairness of the class assignment process.

Question

George believes the Art Club students at his school have an unfair advantage in being assigned to the art class they request. He asked 500 students at his school the following questions: "Are you in the Art Club?" and "Did you get the art class you requested?" The results are shown in the table below:

Art Club	Not in Art Club	Total
Received art class requested	100	265	365
Did not get art class requested	65	70	135
Total	165	335	500

Help George determine if all students at his school have an equal opportunity to get into the art class they requested. Show your work, and explain your process for determining the fairness of the class assignment process.

mhanifa · Answer

George needs to find the percent of those in Art class, compare those who received and who didn't get the requested art class.
For the first number find out what % is 100 out of 165.
For the second number find out what % is 65 out of 165.
Compare the numbers and decide.