Question

A library received a $1300 grant. It spends 10% on the grant on magazine subscriptions, 35% on new books, 15% to repair damaged books, 30% to buy new furniture and 10% to train library staff.

a) Represent this information on a pie chart.
a) True
b) False
c) Cannot be determined
d) Not applicable

Answer 1

To represent the information on a pie chart, calculate the amount of money spent in each category as a percentage of the total grant. Convert each amount to a percentage by dividing it by the total grant. Then, represent each category as a portion of the pie chart.

Step-by-step explanation:

To represent the information on a pie chart, we need to calculate the amount of money spent on each category and then convert it to a percentage of the total grant. Using the given percentages, we can calculate the following amounts:

• Magazine subscriptions: $1300 x 0.10 = $130
• New books: $1300 x 0.35 = $455
• Repair damaged books: $1300 x 0.15 = $195
• New furniture: $1300 x 0.30 = $390
• Train library staff: $1300 x 0.10 = $130

To convert these amounts to percentages, we divide each amount by the total grant and multiply by 100:

• Magazine subscriptions: ($130 / $1300) x 100 = 10%
• New books: ($455 / $1300) x 100 = 35%
• Repair damaged books: ($195 / $1300) x 100 = 15%
• New furniture: ($390 / $1300) x 100 = 30%
• Train library staff: ($130 / $1300) x 100 = 10%

Now we can represent these percentages on a pie chart, with each category taking up the corresponding percentage of the total chart.