Question

A movie club surveyed 250 high school students. The students were asked how often they go to the movies and whether they prefer action movies or dramas. their responses are summarized in the following table.

Answer 1

a) From the given table, there are 83+17 = 100 students who prefer action movies. Since the total of people surveyed is 250, the percentage is given by

$\frac{100}{205}\times100\text{ \% = 40 \%}$

b) On the other hande, there are 17+48 = 65 students who go to the movies three times a month or more, then the percentage is given as

$\frac{65}{250}\times100\text{ \%=26 \%}$

Therefore, the answers are:

$\begin{gathered} a)\text{ 40 \%} \\ b)\text{ 26 \%} \end{gathered}$