Question

Elijah asked 300 students at his school to name their favorite type of pet. The results are shown in the pie chart below.

Answer 1

Complete Question:

Elijah asked 300 students at his school to name their favorite type of pet. The results are shown in the pie chart below. How many students chose fish as their favorite pet?

a. 180 b. 18 c. 54 d. 30

*Check the attachment for the pie chart

Answer:

C. 54

Explanation:

Total number of students under survey = 300

Percentage of students who chose fish as their favorite = 18%

Number of students who chose fish as their favorite pet =
`(18)/(100) * 300`

`= 18 * 3`

`= 54`

54 students chose fish as their favorite pet.