Use the table to answer the question.
Sample
Number
Total Students
in the Class
Number of Students
with at Least 1 Pet
1 19 11
2 22 12
3 17 11
4 18 09
Ja’Niyah surveyed four different classes at her school to determine how many students had at least one pet at home. The preceding table summarizes the survey data. In which sample did the greatest proportion of students have a pet?
Responses
sample number 1 - incorrect
sample number 2 - incorrect
sample number 3 - correct
sample number 4 - incorrect
explain how you get the correct answer of 2 sentences.
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Sample number 3 had the greatest proportion of students with at least one pet because out of 17 total students, 11 of them had a pet, giving a proportion of 11/17. Samples 1, 2, and 4 had proportions of 11/19, 12/22, and 9/18 respectively, which were all lower than 11/17 in sample 3.
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