Question

Caleb observed the costumes that people wore to a costume party. The themes of the costumes and the number of people who wore them are shown in the following table.

Costume Theme Superhero Decades Scary TV & Movie Characters Animals Career
Number of People 128 96 72 52 24 28


A circle graph was drawn from the data in the table. What percentage would be on the Decades slice of the circle graph?
24%
26.7%
86.4%
96%

Answer 1

Answer: 24%

Explanation:

The total number of people at the party is:

128 + 96 + 72 + 52 + 24 + 28 = 400

The number of people who wore Decades-themed costumes is 96. To find the percentage, we can set up a proportion:

(96/400) = (x/100)

Solving for x, we get:

x = 24

Therefore, the Decade's slice of the circle graph would represent 24% of the total. So the correct answer is 24%.