SOLUTION: I have a question. I realize you do not have the pie chart in front of you, but I'm not sure how to start to solve this word problem. Do you know the formula to solve?(see below)

Question 486630: I have a question. I realize you do not have the pie chart in front of you, but I'm not sure how to start to solve this word problem. Do you know the formula to solve?(see below)
Approximately 8.6% of campus-based federal student aid is given to students in two-year public institutions. How much campus-based aid did students at two-year public institutions receive in 2006?
Answer by chessace(471) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If this is all federal, all 2006, answer= 0.086 * total(all pieces of pie).

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