Question

Caleb observed the costumes that people wore to a costume party. The themes of the costumes and the number of people who wore them are shown in the following table.

Costume Theme Superhero Decades Scary TV & Movie Characters Animals Career
Number of People 128 96 72 52 24 28


A circle graph was drawn from the data in the table. What percentage would be on the Decades slice of the circle graph?
24%
26.7%
86.4%
96%

Answer 1

(a) 24%

Explanation:

You want the percentage of people in the Decades slice of a circle graph if it represents 96 people. The other slices represent 128, 72, 52, 24, and 28 people.

Percent

The fraction in the second category is the ratio of the number in that category to the total number. The percent is the fraction multiplied by 100%.

96/(128 +96 +72 +52 +24 +28) × 100% = 96/400 × 100% = 24%

The Decades slice of the circle would be 24%, choice A.

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