Question

the data in this table was gathered in a survey on students transportation to school. find the relative frequency of 8th grade students who take the bus out of the total students surveyed.

	bus	walk	total
9th grade	20	15	35
total	48	22	70

?%
give your answer as a percent.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify target value

8th Grade bus riders = 28

Step2: Identify total students

Total surveyed = 70

Step3: Calculate relative frequency

$\frac{28}{70} = 0.4$ → $0.4 \times 100 = 40\%$

Answer:

40%