Movies with Greatest Ticket Sales in 2012

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?

Options

A. `2/25`
B. `9/50`
C. `2/11`
D. `11/25`

Answer

A

Explanation

According to the table, of the 50 movies with the greatest ticket sales in 2012, 4 are comedy movies with a PG-13 rating. Therefore, the proportion of the 50 movies with the greatest ticket sales in 2012 that are comedy movies with a PG-13 rating is `(4)/( 50)` , or equivalently, `(2)/( 25)` .
Choice B is incorrect, `(9)/( 50)` is the proportion of the 50 movies with the greatest ticket sales in 2012 that are comedy movies, regardless of rating. Choice C is incorrect, `(2) /(11) = `(4)/ (22) is the proportion of movies with a PG-13 rating that are comedy movies. Choice D is incorrect, `(11)/ (25) = (22)/( 50)` is the proportion of the 50 movies with the greatest ticket sales in 2012 that have a rating of PG-13.