The data from a survey on the academic degrees earned by students in the United States in 2009 is shown below.
Degree
Associate
Bachelor
Master
Professional
Doctorate
Marginal
Totals
(in thousands)
Male
Female Marginal
(in thousands) (in thousands) in
Totals
"(in thousands)
298
489 787
685
916
1,601
260
3 97
657
47
44
92
32
35
67
1,322
1,882
3,204
About how many students were awarded a bachelor's degree in 2009?
A. 316,000
B. 685,000
C. 1,601,000
D. 1,322,000