Question

21-B Book Street Books sells about 940 books each month. The ˚le graph displays the most popular book categories, by percentage each month. Categories of Books Sold: Mystery 42.5%, Sports 10%, Science Fiction 12%, Romance 16%, Computer 19.5%. Find the number of sports books sold each month. Round your answer to the nearest integer.

a) 94
b) 95
c) 96
d) 97

Answer 1

To calculate the number of sports books sold each month, multiply 10% of 940 books, which yields exactly 94 books. No rounding is necessary as the result is already an integer.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of sports books sold each month by the bookstore, we need to calculate 10% of 940 books. Here's the step-by-step calculation:

1. First, convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100, which gives us 0.10.
2. Multiply the total number of books (940) by this decimal (0.10): 940 books * 0.10 = 94 books.
3. The resulting number is already an integer, so we do not need to round it.

Therefore, the number of sports books sold each month is 94 books.