Question Use the table to answer the question. Determining the percentage of farmers with sandy soil who prefer producing carrots. Carrots Peppers Totals Sandy Soil 120 50 170 Rocky Soil 100 150 250 Totals 220 200 420 Examine the data from a survey of farmers about their different soil types and the crops they prefer to grow. Using relative frequencies, what is the percentage chance that farmers with sandy soil prefer to grow carrots? Round your answer to the nearest tenth. (1 point) Responses 54.5% 54.5% 120.0% 120.0% 70.6% 70.6% 41.7%

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To determine the percentage of farmers with sandy soil who prefer producing carrots, we can use the relative frequency formula:

\[ \text{Relative frequency} = \frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}} \]

In this case, the number of farmers with sandy soil who prefer carrots is 120, and the total number of farmers with sandy soil is 170.

Now, we can calculate the relative frequency:

\[ \text{Relative frequency} = \frac{120}{170} \]

Calculating that gives:

\[ \text{Relative frequency} \approx 0.7058823529 \]

To convert this to a percentage, we multiply by 100:

\[ 0.7058823529 \times 100 \approx 70.58823529% \]

Rounding this to the nearest tenth, we get:

\[ 70.6% \]

Thus, the percentage chance that farmers with sandy soil prefer to grow carrots is 70.6%.