The data from a survey on the academic degrees earned by students in the united states in 2009 is shown below. degree male (in thousands) female (in thousands) marginal totals associate 298 489 787 bachelor 685 916 1,601 master 260 397 657 professional 47 45 92 doctorate 32 35 67 marginal totals 1,322 1,882 3,204 about how many students were awarded a bachelor’s degree in 2009?

Degree            male (in thousands)    female (in thousands)      marginal totals associate                298                              489                                  787 bachelor                  685                              916                              1,601 master                    260                              397                                  657 professional              47                                45                                    92 doctorate                  32                                35                                    67 marginal totals    1,322                          1,882                              3,204  1,601 students were awarded a bachelor's degree in 2009. this number represents 49.97% of the whole population. (1,601 / 3,204)  685 / 3,204 = 21.38% of the whole population were male that graduated with a bachelor's degree.916 / 3,204 = 28.59% of the whole population were female that graduated with a bachelor's degree.685 / 1,322 = 51.82% of males graduated with a bachelor's degree.916 / 1,882 = 48.67% of females graduated with a bachelor's degree.