22 out of 35 kids said they prefer to write with pencils ove

22 out of 35 kids said they prefer to write with pencils over pens. 18 out of 42 adults said they prefer pencils. Did a larger percentage of kids or adults prefer pencils?

Solution

The percentage of kids preferring pencils over pens is (22/35)*100 = 62.86% ( on rounding off to 2 decimal places).

The percentage of kids preferring pencils over pens is (18/42)*100 =42.86 %( on rounding off to 2 decimal places).

Thus, a larger percentage of kids preferred pencils over pens.