Question

People leaving a movie theater were asked to name their favorite type of movie. The circle graph shows the percent of people surveyed who preferred each type of movie.

Of the people surveyed, 27 said that science fiction is their favorite type.

How many people were surveyed in all?



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A pie chart depicting movie genres. Comedy is at 33 percent, Action is at 19 percent, Adventure is at 13 percent, Drama is at 10 percent, Suspense is at 7 percent, and Science Fiction is at 18 percent.

Answer 1

150 people were surveyed.

Answer 2

The number of persons surveyed leaving a movie theater is 150.

Explanation:

Science fiction 18% or 0.18 = 27 persons surveyed.

Total of persons surveyed = 2,700/18

Total of persons surveyed = 150

The number of persons surveyed leaving a movie theater is 150.