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Flavor of Soft Drink Number of People

 

Cola 53

Orange 27

LemonLime 40

RootBeer 43

Cherry 19

Grape 21

A group of people are asked their soft drink preferences. The results are listed in a table

The percent of of those who prefer orange soda is 
(Answer should be correct to one decimal place)

 Sep 18, 2015
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Add the individual numbers to get the total number of people:  203

Now, divide the number who chose orange by the total number:  27/203  =  0.113 (rounded)

Change into a decimal:  11.3%

 Sep 18, 2015
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Add all number in the soft drinks and then divide them by the number of the orange soft drink, then round that answer.

 55

 27

 40                  then do 27/203= 0.113 ( rounded, its easier)

 43

 19                

 21

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203

 

 

 

11.3 is your answer. ( changed into a decimal )

 Sep 19, 2015

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