Question

A frozen yogurt stand offers three flavors of frozen yogurt and three different types of toppings. The owner recently surveyed customers about their favorite one-topping flavor combinations. The results are shown in the two-way relative frequency table below.
Vanilla Chocolate Strawberry Total
Sprinkles 0.10 0.15 0.05 0.30
Nuts 0.08 0.13 0.05 0.26
Fruit 0.14 0.19 0.11 0.44
Total 0.32 0.47 0.21 1

The owner wants to launch a new product that includes a topping already mixed into the frozen yogurt. If he uses vanilla frozen yogurt as the base of his new mix, which statement is true?

A.
The owner should use fruit as the mixed-in topping.
B.
The owner should use sprinkles as the mixed-in topping.
C.
The survey results do not show a preference for any of the three topping choices.
D.
The owner should use nuts as the mixed-in topping.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. The owner should use fruit as the mixed-in topping.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because fruit has the highest total of numbers than any other topping. The total is 0.44 for fruit, and only 0.30 and 0.26 for the others.