Question

There are 35 students in Zack’s class. Out of the 35, 16 prefer chocolate ice cream to vanilla (46%), while 9 prefer vanilla to chocolate (26%). What does this mean?

A)
46% of the students do not like vanilla ice cream.


B)
26% of the students do not like chocolate ice cream.
Eliminate

C)
46% of the students do not like chocolate ice cream.


D)
46% of the students like chocolate ice cream better than they like vanilla ice cream.

Answer 1

D is the correct answer because in the description it doesn't say that any of the students dislike a type of ice cream, just that they don't prefer it.

Answer 2

Answer:The answer is D) 46% of the students like chocolate ice cream better than they like vanilla ice cream.

Explanation:

46% of the class likes chocolate ice cream better than they like vanilla ice cream. You would need additional information to reach the conclusions in the other answer choices.