Answer:
Option: A is the correct answer.
More boys than girls prefer Dodge over Ford or Chevrolet.
Step-by-step explanation:
The data is given as:
Boys Girls
Ford 18 25
Dodge 17 18
Chevrolet 11 13
Total 46 56
A)
Probability of girls who prefer Dodge is: 18/56
So out of 100 girls the number of girls who prefer dodge is:18/56 ×100
- Number of girls who prefer Dodge is: 32.143≈32
Probability of boys who prefer Dodge is: 17/46
So out of 100 boys the number of boys who prefer dodge is:17/46 ×100
- Number of boys who prefer Dodge is: 36.956≈37
This means that the number of boys who prefer dodge are more than the number of girls who prefer dodge.
Hence, option: A is correct.
B)
Option: B is opposite of A and hence is incorrect.
C)
Probability of girls who prefer ford is: 25/56
So out of 100 girls the number of girls who prefer ford is:25/56 ×100
- Number of girls who prefer Fords: 44.642≈45
Probability of boys who prefer Ford is: 18/46
So out of 100 boys the number of boys who prefer ford is:18/46 ×100
- Number of boys who prefer Ford is: 39.13≈39
This means that the number of girls who prefer ford are more than the number of boys who prefer ford.
Hence, option: C is incorrect.
D)
Probability of girls who prefer Chevrolet is: 13/56
So out of 100 girls the number of girls who prefer Chevrolet is:13/56 ×100
- Number of girls who prefer Chevrolet is: 23.214≈23
Probability of boys who prefer Chevrolet is: 11/46
So out of 100 boys the number of boys who prefer Chevrolet is:11/46 ×100
- Number of boys who prefer Chevrolet is: 23.913≈24
This means that the number of boys who prefer Chevrolet are approximately equal to the girls who prefer Chevrolet.
Hence, option: D is incorrect.
