Use the Contingency Table to Solve the Problem

question 22

Multiple Choice

Use the contingency table to solve the problem.
-The following contingency table shows the popular votes cast in the 1984 presidential election cross classified by region and political party. Data are in thousands, rounded to the nearest thousand. What percentage of those who voted Republican were in the South?

• A)58.8%
• B)61.4%
• C)32.5%
• D)19.1%

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