Use the given graph to fill a frequency table, considering that each dot represents 1 vote:
Chess club: 4
Debate team: 5
Drama club: 6
School choir: 8
Dance: 9
Gymnastics: 8
Use this table to analyze each statement and check if it is true or false.
The mode of this data set is 9 votes.
The mode is the most frequent quantity of votes in the table. There are two activities that have 8 votes: School choir and Gymnastics. Then, the mode of the data set is 8. Then, this statemenr is FALSE.
The mode of this data set is 8 votes.
As discussed above, this statement is TRUE.
The data shows the preferred extracurricular activities of 40 students.
To find how many students voted, add the number of votes of all activities:
[tex]4+5+6+8+9+8=40[/tex]
Then, this statement is TRUE.
The data shows the preferred extracurricular activities of 20 students.
As discussed above, this statement is FALSE (the number of students is 40).
10% of the students prefer gymnastics.
8 out of 40 students prefer gymnastics. Find the percentage of students multiplying 8 times 100% and dividing by 40:
[tex]\frac{8\times100\%}{40}=\frac{800}{40}\%=20\%[/tex]
Therefore, this statement is FALSE.
20% of the students prefer gymnastics.
As discussed above, this statement is TRUE.
