Question

This exercise provides information about data in a survey of students. The survey included 58 students who smoke and 311 who don't. Find , the proportion who smoke. Round your answer to three decimal places.

Answer 1

Answer:

0.157 is the proportion of students who smoke.                                        

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

Number of students who smoke = 58

Number of students who don't smoke = 311

Total number of students surveyed =

Number of students who smoke + Number of students who don't smoke

$= 58 + 311\\=369$

Proportion of students who smoke =

$=\displaystyle\frac{\text{Number of students who smoke}}{\text{Total number of students}}\\\\= \frac{58}{369}\\\\= 0.157$

Thus, 0.157 is the proportion of students who smoke.