Question

The table shows the percent of students who chose certain colors as their favorite. The total of all colors is 100%. Color Percent of Students Blue ? Green 24 Pink 13 Red ? Other 38 What fraction of the students chose blue or red as their favorite? Express your answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

So, 1/4 of the students chose blue or red as their favorite color.

Explanation:

To find the fraction of students who chose blue or red as their favorite color, you need to first determine the missing percentages for blue and red.

From the given information, the total percentage of students is 100%, and you've accounted for 24% (green), 13% (pink), and 38% (other). To find the percentage for blue and red combined, you can set up an equation:

Total percentage - (percentage of green + percentage of pink + percentage of other) = percentage of blue + percentage of red

100% - (24% + 13% + 38%) = percentage of blue + percentage of red

100% - 75% = percentage of blue + percentage of red

25% = percentage of blue + percentage of red

Now, you want the fraction of students who chose blue or red, which is the combined percentage (25%). To express this as a fraction in simplest form, you can write it as 25/100 and then simplify:

25/100 = 1/4

So, 1/4 of the students chose blue or red as their favorite color.