Question

there are 4 students running for class president. 50 students were polled and their votes are shown in the table below. use the table to answer the following question.

candidate	number of votes
marissa	11
oliver	10
penelope	15

based on the data, what is the probability that a girl will win the election?
options: 48%, 52%, 60%, 50%

Explanation:

Step1: Identify female candidates

Marissa and Penelope are girls (assuming names: Marissa, Penelope are female; Nicholas, Oliver are male). Their votes: 11 (Marissa) + 15 (Penelope) = 26.

Step2: Total votes polled

Total votes = 14 (Nicholas) + 11 (Marissa) + 10 (Oliver) + 15 (Penelope) = 50.

Step3: Calculate probability

Probability = $\frac{\text{Votes for girls}}{\text{Total votes}}$ = $\frac{26}{50}$ = 0.52 or 52%.

Answer:

52%