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Residents of three counties were polled to find the percentage of residents who are Republican or Democrat.

A 4-column table with 4 rows. The first column has no label with entries county 1, county 2, county 3, total. The second column is labeled Democrat with entries 4,050; 3,925; 2,100; 10,075. The third column is labeled Republican with entries 2,470; 6,010; 5,950; 14,430. The fourth column is labeled total with entries 6,520; 9,935; 8,050; 24,505.
Find the following relative frequencies to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Republican residents of County 1:
%



Democratic residents of County 1:
%



Total Republican residents:
%



Total Democratic residents:

Answer :

Using it's concept, the relative frequencies are given as follows:

  • Republican residents of County 1: 37.9%.
  • Democratic residents of County 1: 62.1%.
  • Total Republican residents: 58.9%.
  • Total Democratic residents: 41.1%.

What is a relative frequency?

A relative frequency is given by the number of desired outcomes divided by the number of total outcomes.

In County 1, we have that there are 6,520 residents, out of which 4,050 are Democratic and 2,470 are Republican, hence the relative frequencies are given as follows:

  • Republican residents of County 1: 2470/6520 = 37.9%.
  • Democratic residents of County 1: 4050/6520 = 62.1%.

In total, there are 24,505 residents, out of which 10,075 are Democratic and 14,430 are Republican, hence the relative frequencies are given as follows:

  • Total Republican residents: 14430/24505 = 58.9%.
  • Total Democratic residents: 10075/24505 = 41.1%.

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