SOLUTION: Nelly made a circle graph to represent her day of 24 hours. If she works for 8 hours, how many degrees is the sector that represents her work?

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Question 828962: Nelly made a circle graph to represent her day of 24 hours. If she works for 8 hours, how many
degrees is the sector that represents her work?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A circle graph has 360 total degrees.
Set up a ratio.
8 hours is to 24 hours as X is to 360 degrees.
8%2F24=X%2F360
1%2F3=X%2F360
X=360%281%2F3%29
X=120 degrees