SATMathematics Practice Test 1

Question : 33 of 58

Marks: +1, -0

A group of tenth-grade students responded to a survey that asked which math course they were currently enrolled in.The survey data were broken down as shown in the table above. Which of the following categories accounts for approximately 19 percent ofall the survey respondents?

		Course
		Algebra I	Geometry	Algebra II	Total
Gender	Female	35	53	62	150
Gender	male	44	59	57	160
	Total	79	112	119	310

Females taking Geometry
Females taking Algebra II
Males taking Geometry
Males taking Algebra I

Validate

Solution:

From the table, there was a total of 310 survey respondents, and 19% of all survey respondents is equivalent to

19/100×310=58.9

respondents. Of the choices given, 59, the number of males taking geometry, is closest to 58.9 respondents.
Choices A, B, and D are incorrect because the number of males taking geometry is closer to 58.9 than the number of respondents in each of these categories

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