Select the correct answer.

The two-way frequency table below shows the preferred communication method of employees at a company, based on years of employment with the company.

\begin{tabular}{|l|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline & \begin{tabular}{c}
Text \\
Message
\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c}
Instant \\
Message
\end{tabular} & Phone Call & Email & Total \\
\hline 0 to 7 years & 36 & 49 & 8 & 21 & 114 \\
\hline 8 or more years & 12 & 22 & 19 & 43 & 96 \\
\hline Total & 48 & 71 & 27 & 64 & 210 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

What percentage of employees with 8 or more years at the company reported that email is their preferred method of communication?

A. [tex]$44.79\%$[/tex]
B. [tex]$67.19\%$[/tex]
C. [tex]$48.84\%$[/tex]
D. [tex]$20.48\%$[/tex]



Answer :

To find the percentage of employees with 8 or more years at the company who reported that email is their preferred method of communication, follow these steps:

1. Identify the total number of employees with 8 or more years of employment:
- From the table, there are 96 employees with 8 or more years at the company.

2. Identify the number of those employees who prefer email:
- From the table, out of these 96 employees, 43 prefer email.

3. Calculate the percentage of employees with 8 or more years of employment who prefer email as their communication method:
- The formula for percentage is: [tex]\(\text{Percentage} = \left(\frac{\text{Number who prefer email}}{\text{Total number of employees with 8 or more years}}\right) \times 100\)[/tex]

Plug in the known values:
[tex]\[ \text{Percentage} = \left(\frac{43}{96}\right) \times 100 \][/tex]

Evaluating the expression:
[tex]\[ \text{Percentage} \approx 44.79 \][/tex]

Therefore, the correct answer is:
A. [tex]$44.79\%$[/tex]