Question

The circle graph shows the results of a survey by a bakery on which of their new products 105 customers preferred most. How many customers preferred cake? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

35% of 105 is 36.75. ( Rounded up 37). So 37 customers preferred cake the most

Answer 2

37 customers preferred cake.

Explanation:

What is a percentage?

A percentage is a ratio or a number expressed in the form of a fraction of 100. Percentages are often used to express a part of a total.

To find out how many customers preferred cake, we need to multiply the total number of customers (105) by the percentage of customers who preferred cake (35%):

(35% = 0.35)

• 105 × 0.35 = 36.75.

Rounding this to the nearest whole number gives us 37. Therefore, approximately 37 customers preferred cake.