Flavor of Soft Drink Number of People

Question

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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)

Guest Sep 18, 2015

geno3141 · Answer 1 · 2015-09-18T09:36:08

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%

kstra69 · Answer 2 · 2015-09-19T05:10:07

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 )