Question

USING PERCENT EQUATIONS The circle graph shows thenumber of votes received by each candidate during aschool election. Find the percent of students who votedfor the indicated candidate. (See Exploration 1, p. 247.)10. Candidate A11. Candidate B12. Candidate C

Answer 1

Step 1

Find total number of vote casted

= 36 + 54 + 60

= 150

Step 2

Determine the percentage of students who voted for each candidate.

10) Candidate A

`\begin{gathered} =\text{ }(54)/(150)\text{ x 100\%} \\ =\text{ }(5400)/(150) \\ =\text{ 36\%} \end{gathered}`

11) Candidate B

`\begin{gathered} =\text{ }(60)/(150)\text{ x 100\%} \\ =\text{ }(6000)/(150) \\ =\text{ 40\%} \end{gathered}`

12) Candidate C

`\begin{gathered} =\text{ }(36)/(150)\text{ x 100\%} \\ =\text{ }(3600)/(150) \\ =\text{ 24\%} \end{gathered}`