Question

A student took a survey of the class. There are 42 students in the class. The student surveyed favorite foods. 10 said hamburgers, 22 said pizza, 8 said french fries, and 2 said salad. Which percentage of the class chose pizza?

Answer 1

52.38%

Explanation:

Given that,

Total number of students in the class is 42

Out of 42, 10 like hamburgers, 22 like pizza, 8 like french fries, and 2 like salad.

We need to find the percentage of the class chose pizza. There are 22 student who like to have pizza. Required percentage is given by :

`P=(22)/(42)* 100\\\\P=52.38\%`

So, 52.38% of students chose pizza.