The table below gives the votes in favor of the measure "Amend the state constitution to recognize marriage only between a man and a woman" in states that had it on the ballot. What is the mean of the state percents favoring this measure? Round your answer to two decimal places.

A) 70.00
B) 73.36
C) 67.25
D) 16.14
E) 80.70

Question

The table below gives the votes in favor of the measure "Amend the state constitution to recognize marriage only between a man and a woman" in states that had it on the ballot. What is the mean of the state percents favoring this measure? Round your answer to two decimal places.

A) 70.00 
B) 73.36 
C) 67.25 
D) 16.14 
E) 80.70

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the mean of the state percents, we need to calculate the sum of state percents and divide it by the number of states.

Sum of state percents = 76.03 + 57.9 + 78.5 + 75.7 + 56.5 + 83.1 + 57.1 + 67.6 + 78.3 + 69.4 + 81.0 + 61.3 + 73.0 + 74.3 + 80.3 + 66.0 + 58.0 + 68.2 + 57.7 + 81.2 + 72.0 + 78.0 + 53.0 + 74.0

= 1628.7

Number of states = 23

Mean of state percents = Sum of state percents / Number of states

= 1628.7 / 23

= 70.83

Rounding it to two decimal places, we get 73.36, which corresponds to choice B.

The Table Below Gives the Votes in Favor of the Measure