Question

a random sample of people were surveyed on their favorite sport, as shown in the table below sorted by the respondents age.
what percent of the people over the age of 55 prefer other sport and/or hate sports?
round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the relevant values

From the table, the number of people over 55 who prefer other/hate sports is \(7\), and the total number of people over 55 is \(39\).

Step2: Calculate the percentage

The formula for percentage is \(\frac{\text{Part}}{\text{Whole}}\times100\). Here, the part is \(7\) and the whole is \(39\). So the percentage is \(\frac{7}{39}\times 100\).

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Answer:

\(17.9\%\)