At St. Algebra College, the numbers of males and females in the various major fields of study are as follows: Major Males Females Totals Humanities 117 83 200 Social Sciences 97 132 229 Natural Sciences 72 20 92 Business 156 139 295 Nursing 3 35 38 Education 30 15 45 Totals 475 424 899 Read each of the following problems carefully before constructing the fraction and solving for an answer. Please show details and write the answers in a statement sentence. a. What percentage of social science majors are male? b. What proportion of business majors are female? c. For the humanities, what is the ratio of males to females? d. What percentage of the total student body is males? e. What is the ratio of males to females for the entire sample? f. What proportion of the nursing majors are male? g. What percentage of the sample are social science majors? h. What is the ratio of humanities majors to business majors? i. What is the ratio of female business majors to female nursing majors? j. What proportion of the males are education majors?
At St. Algebra College, the numbers of males and females in the various major fields of study are as follows:
|
Major |
Males |
Females |
Totals
|
|
Humanities |
117 |
83 |
200 |
|
Social Sciences |
97 |
132 |
229 |
|
Natural Sciences |
72 |
20 |
92 |
|
Business |
156 |
139 |
295 |
|
Nursing |
3 |
35 |
38 |
|
Education |
30 |
15 |
45 |
|
Totals |
475 |
424 |
899 |
Read each of the following problems carefully before constructing the fraction and solving for an answer. Please show details and write the answers in a statement sentence.
a. What percentage of social science majors are male?
b. What proportion of business majors are female?
c. For the humanities, what is the ratio of males to females?
d. What percentage of the total student body is males?
e. What is the ratio of males to females for the entire sample?
f. What proportion of the nursing majors are male?
g. What percentage of the sample are social science majors?
h. What is the ratio of humanities majors to business majors?
i. What is the ratio of female business majors to female nursing majors?
j. What proportion of the males are education majors?
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Major Males Females Total
Humanities 117 83
Social Sciences 97 132
Natural Sciences 72 20
Business 156 139
Nursing 3 35
Education 30 15
Totals
- What percentage of social science majors are male?_____________
- What proportion of business majors are female?________________
- For the humanities, What is the ratio of males to females?________
- What percentages of the total student body are males?___________
- What is the ratio of males to females for the entire sample? ________
- What proportion of the nursing majors are male_________________
- What percentage of the sample are social science majors? ________
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