The Orchard Ridge Zoo has a new red panda. The zoo's board of directors needs to pick a name for the panda and has narrowed down the list to three options. Each board member randomly surveys $20$ zoo visitors to see which name is preferred. Here are the data from one board member's sample: $\newline$ ------- -- $\newline$ Rocky $13$ $\newline$ Scarlet $6$ $\newline$ Chili $1$ $\newline$ ------- -- $\newline$ What percentage of the zoo visitors in this sample prefer the name Rocky? $\newline$ _____ $\%$

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Q. The Orchard Ridge Zoo has a new red panda. The zoo's board of directors needs to pick a name for the panda and has narrowed down the list to three options. Each board member randomly surveys

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zoo visitors to see which name is preferred. Here are the data from one board member's sample:

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Rocky

13

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Scarlet

6

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Chili

1

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What percentage of the zoo visitors in this sample prefer the name Rocky?

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Calculate Total Visitors: Calculate the total number of zoo visitors surveyed by the board member. $\newline$ $13$ (Rocky) + $6$ (Scarlet) + $1$ (Chili) = $20$ visitors.
Determine Rocky Preference: Determine the number of visitors who preferred the name Rocky. $13$ visitors preferred Rocky.
Calculate Rocky Preference Percentage: Calculate the percentage of visitors who preferred Rocky. $\newline$ Percentage = $(\frac{\text{Number of visitors who preferred Rocky}}{\text{Total number of visitors}}) \times 100$ $\newline$ Percentage = $(\frac{13}{20}) \times 100$ = $65$ \%.