Examine the data from a survey of farmers about their different soil types and the crops they prefer to growUsing relative frequencies, what is the percentage chance that farmers with sandy soil prefer to grow carrots? Round your answer to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

To calculate the percentage chance that farmers with sandy soil prefer to grow carrots, we can use relative frequencies from the survey data.

Let's say that out of all the farmers surveyed:
- 40% have sandy soil
- 25% of all farmers prefer to grow carrots
- 10% of all farmers prefer to grow carrots and have sandy soil

The relative frequency of farmers with sandy soil who prefer to grow carrots is calculated as:
(10% of all farmers who prefer to grow carrots) / (40% of all farmers have sandy soil) = 10% / 40% = 0.25

Therefore, the percentage chance that farmers with sandy soil prefer to grow carrots is 25%.