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Grade 8 math · O.7 · Bivariate data

Relative frequency in a two-way table: students who play a sport

Find the total for the group the question asks about, then write the part over that total as a fraction in lowest terms.

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  1. A survey of students found: 21 play a sport and are in the band, 29 play a sport and are not in the band, 7 do not play a sport and are in the band, and 23 do not play a sport and are not in the band. What fraction of the students who play a sport are in the band? Write a fraction in lowest terms.

    Answer: 21/50

  2. A survey of students found: 40 play a sport and are in the band, 28 play a sport and are not in the band, 11 do not play a sport and are in the band, and 36 do not play a sport and are not in the band. What fraction of the students who play a sport are in the band? Write a fraction in lowest terms.

    Answer: 10/17

  3. A survey of students found: 26 play a sport and are in the band, 19 play a sport and are not in the band, 13 do not play a sport and are in the band, and 16 do not play a sport and are not in the band. What fraction of the students who play a sport are in the band? Write a fraction in lowest terms.

    Answer: 26/45

Tip: Find the total for the group the question asks about, then write the part over that total as a fraction in lowest terms.

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