Question

A New York City hotel surveyed its visitors to determine which type of transportation they used to get around the city. The hotel created a table of the data it gathered.

Type of Transportation Number of Visitors
Walk 120
Bicycle 24
Car Service 45
Bus 30
Subway 81


Which of the following circle graphs correctly represents the data in the table?
circle graph titled New York City visitor's transportation, with five sections labeled walk 80 percent, bus 16 percent, car service 30 percent, bicycle 20 percent, and subway 54 percent
circle graph titled New York City visitor's transportation, with five sections labeled walk 40 percent, bicycle 8 percent, car service 15 percent, bus 10 percent, and subway 27 percent
circle graph titled New York City visitor's transportation, with five sections labeled subway 40 percent, bus 8 percent, car service 15 percent, bicycle 10 percent, and walk 27 percent
circle graph titled New York City visitor's transportation, with five sections labeled subway 80 percent, bicycle 20 percent, car service 30 percent, bus 16 percent, and walk 54 percent

Answer 1

circle graph titled New York City visitor's transportation, with five sections labeled walk 40 percent, bicycle 8 percent, car service 15 percent, bus 10 percent, and subway 27 percent.

Explanation:

To find the correct percentages, we need to calculate the percentage of visitors who used each mode of transportation out of the total number of visitors, which is the sum of all the numbers in the table:

Total number of visitors = 120 + 24 + 45 + 30 + 81 = 300

Percentage of visitors who walked = (120 / 300) x 100% = 40%

Percentage of visitors who used a bicycle = (24 / 300) x 100% = 8%

Percentage of visitors who used a car service = (45 / 300) x 100% = 15%

Percentage of visitors who used a bus = (30 / 300) x 100% = 10%

Percentage of visitors who used the subway = (81 / 300) x 100% = 27%

Therefore, the circle graph that correctly represents the data in the table is:

circle graph titled New York City visitor's transportation, with five sections labeled walk 40 percent, bicycle 8 percent, car service 15 percent, bus 10 percent, and subway 27 percent.