The Data in the Following Table Reflect the Amount of Time

question 138

Multiple Choice

The data in the following table reflect the amount of time 40 students in a section of Statistics 101 spend on homework each day. Determine the value that should be entered in the relative frequency
Column for the class 0-14. $\begin{array}{c|c|l}\begin{array}{c}\text { Homework time } \\\text { (minutes) }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Number of } \\\text { students }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { Relative } \\\text { frequency }\end{array} \\\hline 0-14 & 2 & \\15-29 & 4 & \\30-44 & 10 & \\45-59 & 16 & \\60-74 & 6 & \\75-89 & 2 &\end{array}$

• A)2
• B)5%
• C) 2%
• D) 0.05

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