Question

The table above represents the $50$ movies that had the greatest ticket sales in $2012$, categorized by movie type and Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rating. What proportion of the movies are comedies with a PG-13 rating?

• A. $\frac{2}{25}$
• B. $\frac{9}{50}$
• C. $\frac{2}{11}$
• D. $\frac{11}{25}$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $\frac{2}{25}$

When looked at the intersection of the comedy column and PG-13 row, we find the number $4$.

Thus, there are $4$ such movies which are comedy and have PG-13 rating.

Since the total movies are $50$, the proportion becomes $\frac{4}{50}=\frac{2}{25}$