Calculating Percentages from Two Way Tables

What is the formula to calculate a percentage?

• Whole divided by part

• Whole plus part

• Part divided by whole multiplied by 100

• Part plus whole multiplied by 100

If 106 out of 251 people like country music, what percentage does that represent?

• 42%

• 31%

• 52%

• 25%

How many people were surveyed to find out their music preferences?

• 1015

• 498

• 251

• 152

How many people surveyed liked country music?

• 106

• 251

• 498

• 152

What percentage of the surveyed people like country music?

• 24%

• 25%

• 42%

• 49%

Out of the surveyed individuals, what percentage were male?

• 31%

• 25%

• 42%

• 49%

What is the correct way to round off 0.247 to a percentage?

• 24%

• 23%

• 22%

• 25%

What was the total number of males surveyed?

• 251

• 498

• 106

• 152

What percentage of males like rock music?

• 31%

• 42%

• 25%

• 49%

Which genre of music had the highest percentage of male fans?

• Rap

• Country

• Rock

• Pop