Consider the following data on college enrollment by field of study and the sex of the students:     Male Female Field (1000s) (1000s) Agriculture 71 2 Biological and health sciences 334 268 Business 684 204 Education 359 760 Engineering 524 10 Liberal arts and journalism 304 316 Mathematics and statistics 150 86 Physical Sciences 200 25 Social Sciences 401 241 What percent of college students were studying engineering? A)  0.5%          B)  5%          C)  11%          D)  17%          E)  28%

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Consider the following data on college enrollment by field of study and the sex of the students:

 

 

Male

Female

Field

(1000s)

(1000s)

Agriculture

71

2

Biological and health sciences

334

268

Business

684

204

Education

359

760

Engineering

524

10

Liberal arts and journalism

304

316

Mathematics and statistics

150

86

Physical Sciences

200

25

Social Sciences

401

241

What percent of college students were studying engineering?

A)  0.5%          B)  5%          C)  11%          D)  17%          E)  28%

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