A survey was taken to find the number of children in each of 25 families. The relative frequency distribution of the results is shown below. | Number of Children | Relative Frequency | |---|---| | 0 | 12% | | 1 | 20% | | 2 | 28% | | 3 | 24% | | 4 | 12% | | 5 | 4% | What percent of the families have **2 or 3** children?
A$24\%$
B$28\%$
C$48\%$
D$52\%$
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. $52\%$
Read the two relevant rows and add their relative frequencies:
$28\% + 24\% = 52\%$.
- Trap C ($48\%$) is the result of dropping the $4\%$ somewhere — perhaps from confusing the rows.
- Traps A and B pick a single row instead of adding.
A quick sanity check: $52\%$ is about half, and visually the *2 children* and *3 children* rows together account for roughly half the table's mass — that matches.
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