A survey of voters explored the
relationship between the ages of voters
and whether or not they support building
skateboard ramps at a local park.
Chart:
Age In Favor Opposed Total
18-37 40 10 50
38-57 27 23 50
58 and 6 44 50
over
Total 73 77 150
1.) What percentage of surveyed voters in the 58 and
over age group are opposed to building skateboard
ramps?
A. 88%
B. 75%
C. 44%
D. 29%
2.)Which is not a reasonable interpretation of the data?
A. Ignoring age groupings, about the same number of
total voters favor building skateboard ramps as
opposite it.
B. Voters in the 18-37 age group are much more likely to
favor building skateboard ramps than to oppose it.
C. Voters in the 38-57 age group are much more likely to
favor building skateboard ramps than to oppose it.
D. Voters in the 58 and over age group are much more
likely to oppose building skateboard ramps than to favor it.
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I will get you going on #1
opposed --- 44
total ---- 50
percentage opposed = 44/50 = .88 = ?? %
The chart should say:
Age-----In Favor-----Opposed----- Total
18-37----- 40 -------------10 -----------50
38-57 ------27 ------------23----------- 50
58 and -----6 -------------44 -----------50
over
Total --------73 ------------77 -----------150
Thank you!
To answer the first question, we need to determine the percentage of surveyed voters in the 58 and over age group who are opposed to building skateboard ramps.
First, let's look at the data provided for the 58 and over age group in the "Opposed" column. We can see that 44 voters are listed as opposed.
Next, let's calculate the percentage:
(Number of voters opposed / Total number of voters in the age group) * 100
For the 58 and over age group:
(44 / 50) * 100 = 88%
Therefore, the percentage of surveyed voters in the 58 and over age group who are opposed to building skateboard ramps is 88%.
So, the answer to the first question is A. 88%.
Now let's move on to the second question, which asks us to identify the interpretation of the data that is not reasonable:
A. Ignoring age groupings, about the same number of total voters favor building skateboard ramps as oppose it.
This interpretation is reasonable because we can see that the total number of voters in favor (73) is approximately equal to the total number opposed (77).
B. Voters in the 18-37 age group are much more likely to favor building skateboard ramps than to oppose it.
This interpretation is reasonable because we can see that in the 18-37 age group, 40 voters are in favor while only 10 voters are opposed.
C. Voters in the 38-57 age group are much more likely to favor building skateboard ramps than to oppose it.
This interpretation is reasonable because we can see that in the 38-57 age group, 27 voters are in favor while 23 voters are opposed.
D. Voters in the 58 and over age group are much more likely to oppose building skateboard ramps than to favor it.
This interpretation is reasonable because we can see that in the 58 and over age group, only 6 voters are in favor while 44 voters are opposed.
Based on the given data, all of these interpretations are reasonable. Therefore, the answer to the second question is that none of the interpretations provided are not reasonable.