Question

a group of 250 middle school students were asked whether they prefer playing video games or watching tv in their spare tim their responses are reported in the following table. (a) what percentage of the students prefer playing video games? (b) what percentage of the students are boys?

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total students preferring video games

Number of students preferring video games = \(38 + 72=110\)

Step2: Calculate percentage for part (a)

Percentage \(=\frac{110}{250}\times100\)

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Step3: Calculate total number of boys

Number of boys \(=72 + 48=120\)

Step4: Calculate percentage for part (b)

Percentage \(=\frac{120}{250}\times100\)

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Answer:

(a) \(44\%\)
(b) \(48\%\)