Question

What is the percentage of people who chose grapefruit as their favorite fruit?

Favorite fruit Number of people
Apple 22
Grapes 13
Grapefruit 5
Plum 1
Orange 9

A. 1%
B. 5%
C. 10%
D. 25%

Answer 1

The total numer of people who voted was 50 and out of that, 5 chose grapefruit. Since percentages are based out of one hundred, we have to multiply 5/50 by 2 to get it out of 100. So 5/50· 2/2= 10/100 or C 10%. I hope this helps! :)

Answer 2

`\rm 22+13+5+1+9=50~people \\ \\Grapefruit~lovers:~5 \\ \\ p\%=(p)/(100) \\ \\ (5\\ot0*p)/(10\\ot0)=5|*10 \\ \\ 5p=5*10 \\ \\ 5p=50 \\ \\ \bold{p=10\%} \\ \\ \boxed{\rm Answer:~C}`