Question

Several thousand teens were asked one question, "What do you think are the chances you will be married in the next ten years?" The two-way table shows the responses separated by gender. What percent respondents thought there was "a good chance" of being married in the next ten years?

A) 735
B) 1445
C) about 30%
D) about 70%

Answer 1

30% chance that will happen

Answer 2

Answer:

C. About 30%

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the table representing the responses of the gender separately.

From the table, we see that,

Total number of respondents = Total number of females + Total number of males

i.e. Total number of respondents = 2625 + 2252

i.e. i.e. Total number of respondents = 4877

Now, total number of respondents who thought there was a good chance = 735 + 710 = 1445

Thus, the percent of respondents who thought there was a good chance = $\frac{1445}{4877}\times 100$ = 29.6% ≈ 30%

Hence, there are about 30% of the respondents who thought that there was a good chance of being married in the next ten years