Step 1: How do women and men compare in the pursuit of academic degrees? The tab

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Step 1:
How do women and men compare in the pursuit of academic degrees? The table below presents counts (in thousands), as projected by the National Center for Education Statistics, of degrees earned in 2012–2013 categorized by the level of the degree and the sex of the recipient.

How many people earned bachelor’s degrees?

Step 2:
Match each level of degree with the respective percentage of women who earned the degree.

61.1%

53.3%

57.5%

49.5%

172100 1721000 1721

Step 2:
Match each level of degree with the respective percentage of women who earned the degree.

1. Bachelor’s 2. Master’s 3. Professional 4. Doctorate Enter the number of the term that corresponds to each choice:

61.1%

53.3%

57.5%

49.5%

Female Male Total Bachelor's Master's Professional Doctorate 418 49 40 989 35 50 731 266 1721 684 99 75

Explanation / Answer

Bachelor's

Master's

Professional

Doctorate

Female

989

418

49

40

Male

731

266

50

35

Total

1721

684

99

75

How many people earned bachelor’s degree?

1721*1000= 1721000

Answer: 1721000

If we add we get 1720 but table it is given as 1721

Match each level of degree:

989 / 1721 = 57.50%

418 / 684 = 61.11%

49 / 99 = 49.49%

40 / 75 = 53.33%

Answer:

Bachelor's

Master's

Professional

Doctorate

57.5%

61.1%

49.5%

53.3%

Bachelor's

Master's

Professional

Doctorate

Female

989

418

49

40

Male

731

266

50

35

Total

1721

684

99

75

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