Use the table to answer the question.
Cherries Grapes
North 120 125
South 25 75
Examine the data from a survey about the part of the state people are from and the fruit they prefer. If a person prefers cherries, what is the percentage chance that they are from the North? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
To calculate the percentage chance that a person who prefers cherries is from the North, we need to divide the number of people who prefer cherries in the North by the total number of people who prefer cherries.
From the table, we see that there are 120 people in the North who prefer cherries.
The total number of people who prefer cherries is 120 (North) + 25 (South) = 145.
So, the percentage chance that a person who prefers cherries is from the North is:
(120 / 145) * 100% ≈ 82.8%
Therefore, the percentage chance that a person who prefers cherries is from the North is approximately 82.8%.