To Determine If People's Preference in Dogs Had Changed in the Recent

question 32

Short Answer

To determine if people's preference in dogs had changed in the recent years, organizers of a local dog show asked people who attended the show to indicate which breed was their favorite. This information was compiled by dog breed and gender of the people who responded. The table summarizes the responses.
$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline& \text { Female } & \text { Male } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Yorkshire Terrier } & 73 & 59 & \mathbf { 1 3 2 } \\\hline \text { Dachshund } & 49 & 47 & \mathbf { 9 6 } \\\hline \text { Golden Retriever } & 58 & 33 & \mathbf { 9 1 } \\\hline \text { Labrador } & 37 & 41 & \mathbf { 7 8 } \\\hline \text { Dalmatian } & 45 & 28 & \mathbf { 7 3 } \\\hline \text { Other breeds } & 86 & 67 & \mathbf { 1 5 3 } \\\hline \text { Total } & \mathbf { 3 4 8 } & \mathbf { 2 7 5 } & \mathbf { 6 2 3 } \\\hline\end{array}$
-Find each percent.
a. What percent of the responses were from males who favor Labradors?
b. What percent of the male responses favor Labradors?
c. What percent of the people who choose Labradors were males?

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