Use the table to answer the question.
Carrots Peppers Totals
Sandy Soil 120 50 170
Rocky Soil 100 150 250
Totals 220 200 420
Examine the data from a survey of farmers about their different soil types and the crops they prefer to grow. Using relative frequencies, what is the percentage chance that farmers with sandy soil prefer to grow carrots? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
(1 point)
Responses
120.0%
120.0%
54.5%
54.5%
70.6%
70.6%
41.7%
41.7%
To find the percentage chance that farmers with sandy soil prefer to grow carrots, we need to calculate the relative frequency of carrots grown in sandy soil out of the total number of farmers with sandy soil.
Relative frequency = (Number of carrots grown in sandy soil) / (Total number of farmers with sandy soil) = 120 / 170 = 0.706 or 70.6%
Therefore, the percentage chance that farmers with sandy soil prefer to grow carrots is 70.6%.
The answer is: 70.6%