Use the table to answer the question.
Carrots Peppers Totals
Sandy Soil 120 50 170
Rocky Soil 100 150 250
Totals 220 200 420
Examine the data from a survey of farmers about their different soil types and the crops they prefer to grow. Using relative frequencies, what is the percentage chance that farmers with rocky soil prefer growing peppers? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
(1 point)
Responses
75.0%
75.0%
150.0%
150.0%
60.0%
60.0%
66.7%
To find the percentage chance that farmers with rocky soil prefer growing peppers, we need to look at the relative frequency of peppers grown in rocky soil out of the total number of farmers with rocky soil.
The relative frequency of peppers grown in rocky soil is 150 out of 250, which is 150/250 = 0.6 or 60%.
Therefore, the percentage chance that farmers with rocky soil prefer growing peppers is 60.0%.