Below is a frequency distribution of the number of days absent from school in a group of 25 fifth-grade students.
What percentage of students were absent for 4 days?
A)4.0
B)20.0
C)52.0
D)68.0

Question

Below is a frequency distribution of the number of days absent from school in a group of 25 fifth-grade students. 
What percentage of students were absent for 4 days?
A)4.0 
B)20.0 
C)52.0 
D)68.0

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the percentage of students who were absent for 4 days, we need to locate the corresponding value in the frequency distribution. We see that there is 1 student who was absent for 4 days. 1 student out of 25 is equivalent to 4% of the total number of students. Therefore, the answer is B) 20.0 since the percentage of students absent for 4 days is 4% * 5 (frequency count) = 20%.

Below Is a Frequency Distribution of the Number of Days