A sample of adults was asked to choose their favorite sport to watch from a list of four sports. Age Range 18 – 30 31 – 50 51 plus Total Sport Football 15 19 17 51 Baseball 7 12 18 37 Basketball 15 8 11 34 Soccer 12 9 6 27 Total 49 48 52 149 What proportion of those surveyed chose basketball as their favorite sport?
The number who chose basketball is 34, shown in the Basketball row’s Total column. The total number surveyed is 149. Therefore, the proportion who chose basketball is 34/149, which is choice B.
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