Question

At a restaurant last night, 8 people ordered salads, 10 ordered steaks, 18 ordered chicken, and 14 ordered pasta.

From this information, how many people out of 100 would you expect to order chicken?

Answer 1

36 people would order chicken.

Explanation:

Case I: (50 People in Total)

Total Number of People Ordering=8+10+18+14=50

Percentage of People ordering chicken=people ordering chicken/total number of people=18/50=0.36%

Case II: (100 People in Total)

Number of People ordering chicken=percentage of people ordering chicken x total number of people=0.36 x 100=36