Examine the data from a survey of farmers about their different soil types in the crops they prefer to grow using relative frequencies what is the percentage chance that farmers with rocky soil prefer growing peppers round your answer to the nearest tenth sandy soil 120 50 and 170 totals 2200 and 420 rocky soil 100 150 250
To calculate the percentage chance that farmers with rocky soil prefer growing peppers, we need to divide the number of farmers with rocky soil who prefer growing peppers by the total number of farmers with rocky soil and then multiply by 100 to get the percentage.
Number of farmers with rocky soil who prefer growing peppers = 100
Total number of farmers with rocky soil = 220
Percentage chance = (100/220) * 100 ≈ 45.5%
Therefore, farmers with rocky soil have a 45.5% chance of preferring to grow peppers.