Question

Leslie surveyed her classmates to find out which instrument they like best. She wants to make a circle graph to display the results. What percent of those surveyed chose the piano?

Favorite Instruments
Instrument
Votes
guitar
10
piano
12
flute
6
trumpet
4

Answer 1

37.5%

Explanation:

Determine the total number of instruments first:

10 + 12 + 6 + 4 = 32

of these 32 choices, 12 were piano.

Thus, the percentage of those who chose piano was (12/32)100%, or (0.375)100%, or 37.5%