Math for Journalists

1. A) 67% come from the state, 28% comes from fees, grants and gifts, and 5% comes from student tuition.
B) Each of the sources has it’s own importance, but most people would be surprised to learn that a lot of the funding does not come from the students.
C) Although most students would like to believe that the university’s funding is coming directly from their pockets, student tuition only makes up a very small amount of a university’s budget. The majority of school money actually comes from the state government. A large amount also comes from donations and gifts to the school.

2. A) the average sentence for prisoners convicted of aggravated assault is 1 year and 10 months.
B)84, 14,12,12,12,12,8. The Median of the prison sentences for prisoners convicted of aggravated assault is 12 months.
C) The median number is the most accurate in this instance because the average was thrown of by larger sentence of the inmate Michael Reese

3. A)The state sales tax for California is 8.25%
B) If restaurants were to become exempt from state sales tax, fast food patrons who spend five dollars on fast food once a week for a year would save $21.32.
C) Fast food patron who spend 20 dollars once a week for a year would save $85.80