Question

Students were asked to

name a place you might be
told to be quiet.
Home
8
Church
11
Classroom
25
Movie
Theater
9
Library
33
What percent of
votes chose
home?
Round to the
nearest percent.
Me
Enter
USE A

Answer 1

9.30232558% | 2 d.p (9.3%)

First add all of the votes together.

= 86

Put 86 as a denominator and place 8 (amount of votes for home) as a numerator.

We have
`(8)/(86)`

Simplify this into:

`(4)/(43)`

Now convert this into a percentage by doing

4 ÷ 43

x 100

= 9.3