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Chapter 2: Q 40. (page 109)

Lefties (1.1) Students were asked, “Are you righthanded, left-handed, or ambidextrous?” The responses are shown below (R = right-handed;

L = left-handed; A = ambidextrous).

(a) Make an appropriate graph to display these data.

(b) Over 10,000 Canadian high school students took the Census At School survey in 2007–2008. What percent of this population would you estimate is lefthanded? Justify your answer.

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Part (b) The percentage of the population that is left-handed is 6%

Part (a)

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Part (a) Step 1. Given

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Part (a) Step 2. Explanation

The frequency table for the above data is


Therefore, bar chart is drawn

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Part (b) Step 1. Explanation

Since, 3of 50were left-handed, 350=0.06=6%

Therefore, the percentage of the population that is left-handed is 6%

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