SOLUTION: how to breakdown the cost of a dollar cup of coffee into percentages representing a pie chart where percentages repesent how much of each dollar goes for rent.paper,food,utilities,

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Question 179655: how to breakdown the cost of a dollar cup of coffee into percentages representing a pie chart where percentages repesent how much of each dollar goes for rent.paper,food,utilities,payroll,advertising,profit,etc.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Example:
cup of coffee: 1.50
orange juce: 2.00
danish: 2.50
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Add them up to get 6.00
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Convert each to a percentage:
coffee: 1.50/6.00 = 25%
orange juice: 2.00/6.00 = 33 1/3%
danish: 2.50/6.00 = 41 2/3%
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Draw the pie and estimate the percentage sectors; then label them.
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Cheers,
Stan H.