Question 324844: need help what amount a pie graph percentage represebnts for example given a pie graph with different slices of percents question will ask you how many apples does 12 percent represent what math formula do you use to answer
Answer by jessica43(140)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The best way to answer this question is with an example, I will use what you have given. Let's say you have 50 apples. If you made a pie graph, it would represent the total amount of apples. When you add the different slices of the graph together, they will equal 100%, which is the same as 50 apples. 100%=50 apples
Now, let's answer the question: how many apples does 12% represent?
First, you need to know how to write a percent in decimal form. To do this, you just divide the percent number by 100. So:
12% = 12/100 = 0.12
Next, we want to know how many apples does 12% represent, or what is 12% of our 50 apples?
To do this, multiply the percent amount you want to find by the total number of apples:
0.12*50
=6
So 12% of 50 apples is 6 apples. This is your answer.
So the formula is:
(% of total objects you want to find)*(total number of objects)
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