Researchers once surveyed students on which superpower they would most like to have. The following two-way table displays data for the sample of students who responded to the survey.

What percent of males in the sample chose invisibility as their superpower?
Round your answer to the nearest percent.
[tex]\square \, \%[/tex]

\begin{tabular}{lccc}
Superpower & Male & Female & TOTAL \\
\hline
Flight & 26 & 11 & 37 \\
Invisibility & 14 & 31 & 45 \\
Other & 10 & 8 & 18 \\
TOTAL & 50 & 50 & 100 \\
\end{tabular}



Answer :

To determine what percent of males in the sample chose invisibility as their superpower, we need to follow these steps:

1. Identify the number of males who chose invisibility from the table:
The number of males who chose invisibility is given as 14.

2. Determine the total number of males in the sample:
The total number of males, as indicated by the table, is 50.

3. Calculate the percent of males who chose invisibility:
To calculate the percentage, use the formula:
[tex]\[ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Number of males who chose invisibility}}{\text{Total number of males}} \right) \times 100 \][/tex]
Plugging in our values:
[tex]\[ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{14}{50} \right) \times 100 \][/tex]

4. Compute the value:
[tex]\[ \text{Percentage} = 0.28 \times 100 = 28.000000000000004 \][/tex]

5. Round the answer to the nearest percent:
The rounded value of 28.000000000000004 is 28.

So, the percent of males in the sample who chose invisibility as their superpower is [tex]\( \boxed{28} \% \)[/tex].