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VEHICLC

E
739,565
LARCENY THEFT
6,204,601
ROBBER
Y
369,089
BURGLARY
2,168,459

Change these into percentages for pie chart

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Final answer:

To visualize the crime data on a pie chart, calculate the total crimes and find percentages for each category: vehicular crimes (7.8%), larceny theft (65.4%), robbery (3.9%), and burglary (22.9%).

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the percentage representation for each crime category suitable for a pie chart, we must first calculate the total number of crimes and then find the percentage that each category represents of that total. Here is the step-by-step process:

  1. Calculate the total number of crimes by adding the values given for each category:

Total Crimes = Vehicular Crimes + Larceny Theft + Robbery + Burglary

Total Crimes = 739,565 + 6,204,601 + 369,089 + 2,168,459

Total Crimes = 9,481,714

  1. Divide the number of crimes in each category by the total number of crimes and then multiply by 100 to get the percentage:

Vehicular Crimes: (739,565 / 9,481,714) × 100 = 7.8%

Larceny Theft: (6,204,601 / 9,481,714) × 100 = 65.4%

Robbery: (369,089 / 9,481,714) × 100 = 3.9%

Burglary: (2,168,459 / 9,481,714) × 100 = 22.9%

These percentages can now be used to represent each crime category proportionally in a pie chart.

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