The student council at Cold Creek Middle School surveyed some seventh graders and eighth graders to see if they would prefer to have a BBQ or a dance to celebrate the end of the school year. This table shows the results.

Question

BBQ Dance Total
Seventh graders 9 21 30
Eighth graders 15 30 45
Total 24 51 75
Use the table to complete the sentence.
More students would prefer to have a dance
because: 28%,32%,68%, or 72%
of students surveyed would prefer to have a BBQ and
28%,32%,68%, or 72%
of students surveyed would prefer to have a dance.

Answer 1

To determine the percentages of students who prefer the BBQ and the dance, we can use the totals from the table you provided.

1. The total number of students surveyed is \(75\).
2. The number of students who prefer the BBQ is \(24\).
3. The number of students who prefer the dance is \(51\).

Calculating the percentages:

• Percentage of students who prefer the BBQ: \[ \frac{24}{75} \times 100 = 32% \]

• Percentage of students who prefer the dance: \[ \frac{51}{75} \times 100 = 68% \]

Now, using this information, we can complete the sentence:

"More students would prefer to have a dance because 32% of students surveyed would prefer to have a BBQ and 68% of students surveyed would prefer to have a dance."