Question

question 3 (multiple choice worth 2 points) a group of seniors decide to spend their spring break away from home, attending at least one major event. the following table summarizes their preferences. stay in state travel out of state attend a concert 214 391 attend a festival 186 59 what percent want to attend a festival, given that they want to stay in state? 31.72% 41.32% 45.5% 75.82%

Explanation:

Step1: Find total for "Stay in state"

Add the number of students who want to stay in state and attend a concert or a festival: \(214 + 186 = 400\).

Step2: Calculate the percentage

The number of students who want to stay in state and attend a festival is 186. So the percentage is \(\frac{186}{400} \times 100 = 46.5\%\)? Wait, no, wait. Wait, the options have 45.5%? Wait, maybe I miscalculated. Wait, 214 (concert, stay in state) and 186 (festival, stay in state). So total stay in state: 214 + 186 = 400. Then festival and stay in state is 186. So 186/400 = 0.465? But the options have 45.5%? Wait, maybe the table is: Attend a concert: Stay in state 214, Travel out 391. Attend a festival: Stay in state 186, Travel out 59. Wait, maybe I misread. Wait, let's re-express the table:

| | Stay in state | Travel out of state |
|----------------|---------------|---------------------|
| Attend a concert | 214 | 391 |
| Attend a festival | 186 | 59 |

So total students who want to stay in state: 214 (concert) + 186 (festival) = 400.

Number of students who want to stay in state and attend a festival: 186.

So the probability (percentage) is \(\frac{186}{400} \times 100 = 46.5\%\)? But the options are 31.72%, 41.32%, 45.5%, 75.82%. Wait, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, maybe the total for stay in state is 214 + 186 = 400? Wait, 214 + 186 = 400. 186/400 = 0.465, which is 46.5%, but the option is 45.5%? Wait, maybe the table is different. Wait, maybe the "Stay in state" for concert is 214, festival is 186. Wait, maybe the numbers are 214 (concert, stay) and 186 (festival, stay). Wait, maybe the question is "what percent want to attend a festival, given that they want to stay in state". So conditional probability: P(festival | stay in state) = P(festival and stay in state) / P(stay in state).

P(festival and stay in state) = 186.

P(stay in state) = 214 (concert, stay) + 186 (festival, stay) = 400.

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Answer:

45.5% (the option with 45.5%)