Question

The citizens of a city were asked to choose their favorite pet. The circle graph shows how the citizens answered. If 95,000 citizens answered the question, how many chose

Snakes or Dogs?
fish 13%
dogs 26%
birds 21%
cats 23%
snakes 10%
hamsters 7%

Answer 1

First, we need to calculate the percentage of citizens who chose either Snakes or Dogs.

The percentage of citizens who chose Dogs is 26%, which is equivalent to 0.26 as a decimal.

The percentage of citizens who chose Snakes is 10%, which is equivalent to 0.10 as a decimal.

To find the number of citizens who chose either Snakes or Dogs, we need to multiply the total number of citizens by the combined percentage of Snakes and Dogs:

0.26 + 0.10 = 0.36

So the combined percentage of Snakes and Dogs is 36%.

To find the number of citizens who chose Snakes or Dogs, we can multiply the total number of citizens by this percentage:

0.36 x 95,000 = 34,200

Answer 2

To find out how many citizens chose snakes or dogs, we need to add the percentage of people who chose snakes and the percentage of people who chose dogs.

Percentage of people who chose snakes: 10%
Percentage of people who chose dogs: 26%

Therefore, the percentage of people who chose snakes or dogs is:

10% + 26% = 36%

To find out how many citizens chose snakes or dogs out of the total 95,000 citizens, we can set up a proportion:

36/100 = x/95,000

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:

36 * 95,000 = 100 * x

3,420,000 = 100x

x = 34,200

Therefore, approximately 34,200 citizens chose snakes or dogs as their favorite pet.