Question

In a poll, students were asked to choose which of six colors was their favorite. The circle graph shows how the students answered. If 14,000 students participated in the poll, how many chose Green?

Purple
6%
Pink
10%
Red
12%
Blue
21%
Green
39%
Orange
12%

Answer 1

5460

Explanation:

You want the number of students represented by 39% of 14,000 students.

Percent

We can find 39% of 14000 by multiplying:

0.39 × 14000 = 5460

5460 students chose green.

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