A Newspaper Surveyed Its Subscribers as to Which Section of the Paper

question 69

Multiple Choice

A newspaper surveyed its subscribers as to which section of the paper they read first.The results are listed below. $$\begin{array} { l | c } \text { Section } & \text { Percent } \\\hline \text { Front page } & 18.3 \\\hline \text { Sports } & 25.2 \\\hline \text { Business } & 13.9 \\\hline \text { Comics } & 22.1 \\\hline \text { Horoscope } & 13.7\end{array}$$ Is it reasonable to conclude that 39.1% of the paper's subscribers read the business or sports sections first?

• A)Yes,because the percentages can always be added in relative frequency tables.
• B)No,because the percentages in relative frequencies tables can never be added.
• C)No,because the percentages do not add up to 100%.
• D)No,because these categories overlap.
• E)Yes,because these categories do not overlap.

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