Question

Freshman and sophomores were surveyed during lunch about their favorite professional football team.

A bar graph with the first bar labeled Jaguars, divided into freshmen from 0 to 40 percent and sophomores from 40 to 100 percent. The second bar is labeled Dolphins, with freshman from 0 to 45 percent and sophomores from 45 to 100 percent, and the third bar is labeled Buccaneers, with freshmen from 0 to 45 percent and sophomores from 45 to 100 percent.

If 140 students selected Jaguars, how many of those students are freshman?

56 students
63 students
77 students
84 students

Answer 1

56 students

Explanation:

If 40% of students who picked Jaguars are freshmen, and the total who picked it is 140 means 140 x 0.4 = 56