Use the table to answer the question.

Question

Grade Burgers Pizza Wings Tacos Total
9 43 30 6 47 126
10 33 25 10 30 98
11 32 56 9 22 119
12 26 34 18 29 107
Total 134 145 43 128 450
The school administration surveyed the student body to see what type of food they would prefer to have at the picnic on the last day of school. Their responses are recorded in the table. According to the table, what is the probability that a randomly selected student is in 9th grade and chose pizza?

(1 point)
Responses

24%
24 percent

21%
21 percent

60%
60 percent

7%
7 percent

Answer 1

To find the probability that a randomly selected student is in 9th grade and chose pizza, we will use the information in the table.

1. The number of 9th graders who chose pizza is 30.
2. The total number of students surveyed is 450.

The probability can be calculated using the formula:

\[ P(\text{9th grade and chose pizza}) = \frac{\text{Number of 9th graders who chose pizza}}{\text{Total number of students}} = \frac{30}{450} \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ P(\text{9th grade and chose pizza}) = \frac{30}{450} = \frac{1}{15} \approx 0.0667 \text{ or } 6.67% \]

Therefore, rounding to the nearest whole percentage, the correct answer is:

7%

So the answer is 7%.