Which statement best captures a demographic detail of Steamposium attendees?

• A. 70% minorities
• B. 50% minorities
• C. 30% minorities
• D. 90% minorities

Answer: (A)

Understanding how a demographic detail describes the attendee makeup helps you quickly assess what the statement says about who attends. The best choice expresses a clear, specific proportion that indicates a majority of attendees come from minority groups. Saying that 70% are minorities does that: it shows a majority, while still leaving room for the rest to be non-minority, which is a straightforward and informative summary of the group.

Choices that state 50% would imply an even split with no clear majority, making it less informative about which groups dominate. A 30% figure indicates a smaller minority share rather than a dominant trait of the crowd, which is less descriptive of the overall composition. A 90% figure would claim an extreme imbalance that’s unlikely to generalize across events and can skew the interpretation of the attendee mix. The 70% figure strikes the right balance by clearly conveying a majority presence without implying an extreme distribution.