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OpenStudy (anonymous):

You are going to create a circle graph to represent some data. How many degrees should a section representing 65 out of a hundred be? 234° 65° 100° 13°

OpenStudy (fibonaccichick666):

ok, so 65/100 is what percent? OR use proportions and cross multiply. Take your pick

OpenStudy (anonymous):

65 @FibonacciChick666

OpenStudy (fibonaccichick666):

65 what?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

percent

OpenStudy (fibonaccichick666):

always use units so (65%) would have been a good way for thgat. Now how many degrees are in a circle?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

360 @FibonacciChick666

OpenStudy (fibonaccichick666):

good, so now, you need to cover 65% of the 360 degrees, so how many degrees is that?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait do u divide

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@FibonacciChick666

OpenStudy (fibonaccichick666):

no, you have a percent. (and please stop tagging me)

OpenStudy (fibonaccichick666):

what does 'of' translate to in math?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so wait 65 is not the answer?

OpenStudy (fibonaccichick666):

no

OpenStudy (anonymous):

k

OpenStudy (fibonaccichick666):

what does 'of' imply in math when it comes to percentages?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

idk

OpenStudy (fibonaccichick666):

what's ten percent of a $20 bill?

OpenStudy (fibonaccichick666):

uhm no... please review basic math real quick before you continue this problem

OpenStudy (anonymous):

234

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