The Ecology Club was planning to take a field trip either to the seacoast or the
mountains. The club president surveyed all of the members to determine the preferred
trip. The results are displayed in the table below.
FIELD TRIP SURVEY
Seacoast Mountains
42 28
Total
Students
Seventh-Grade
Eighth-Grade
Total
70
30
50
80
72
78
150
Which statement is true about the results of the survey?
A 20% of eighth-grade students preferred the seacoast
B 32% of seventh-grade students preferred the mountains
C 40% of students preferred the mountains
D 48% of students preferred the seacoast