A sample of 260 students enrolled at a university were asked what they intended to do after graduation. The results are shown below. Bar Graph of Type of Employment What percentage of students intend to go into state or local government after graduation?

ANSWER

[tex]30\%[/tex]

EXPLANATION

The total number of students can be calculated by adding all the frequencies.

From the graph the total frequency is,

[tex]39+117+78+26 =260[/tex]

The number of students who intend to go into state or local government after graduation is 78.

The percentage of students who intend to go into state or local government after graduation

[tex] = \frac{78}{260} \times 100\%[/tex]

[tex] = \frac{3}{10} \times 100\%[/tex]

[tex] = 30\%[/tex]

JeanaShupp JeanaShupp · Answer 2 · 2019-08-13T10:06:44+02:00

Answer: 30% of students intend to go into state or local government after graduation .

Step-by-step explanation:

From the given bar graph , the number of students intend to go into state or local government after graduation = 78

The total number of students enrolled at a university were asked what they intended to do after graduation =260

Now, the percentage of students intend to go into state or local government after graduation is given by :-

[tex]\dfrac{78}{260}\times100=30\%[/tex]

Hence, 30% of students intend to go into state or local government after graduation .