Question

a random sample of people were surveyed on their favorite sport, as shown in the table below sorted by the respondents age.
favorite sport

	basketball	football	soccer	baseball	other/hate sports	total
21-34	5	9	10	7	5	36
35-54	7	6	10	10	8	41
55 and older	9	5	6	9	5	34
total	28	30	35	33	24	150

what percent of the people between the ages of 21 and 34 prefer football? round your answer to the nearest whole number percent.
answer attempt 1 out of 2
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Explanation:

Step1: Identify the number of people aged 21 - 34 who prefer football and the total number of people aged 21 - 34

From the table, the number of people aged 21 - 34 who prefer football is \(9\), and the total number of people aged 21 - 34 is \(36\).

Step2: Calculate the percentage

The formula for percentage is \(\text{Percentage}=\frac{\text{Part}}{\text{Whole}}\times100\%\).
Substitute the values: \(\text{Percentage}=\frac{9}{36}\times100\%\)
Simplify \(\frac{9}{36}=\frac{1}{4} = 0.25\)
Then \(0.25\times100\%=25\%\)

Answer:

\(25\%\)