Students were selected at random in a local high school to see if there was an association between gender and participation in extracurricular activities. What percent of females participate in extracurricular activities?
(1) 25%
(3) 44%
(2) 53%
(4) 72%
Extracurricular
No Extracurricular
Total
Gender
Male Female Total
24
19 43
16 17 33
40 36 76

Explanation:

The question asks "What percent of females participate in extracurricular activities?" This means we only focus on the second column. There are 36 women, and of this total, 19 are in extracurricular activities.

Dividing the two values leads to approximately 19/36 = 0.52777 which rounds to 0.53

Then we move the decimal to the right two spots to get 53%

Roughly 53% of the female students participate in extracurricular activities.