Meg conducted a survey of four school cafeterias to find the number of students who like sandwiches for lunch. The results of her survey are recorded in the table below:
School Cafeteria SurveySchool Total Number of Students
in the Cafeteria Number of Students
Who Like Sandwiches
A 38 12
B 48 9
C 26 10
D 24 8
Which school has the greatest percentage of students who like sandwiches for lunch?
School A
School B
School C
School D
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
You take each \[\frac{ Likes Sandwiches }{ TotalPeople }\] Then you find the largest one.
OpenStudy (griffindore):
ok... hold on
OpenStudy (griffindore):
wait how do i find the total people
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Total people = total number of students in the cafeteria.
OpenStudy (griffindore):
ya i dont know who many people are there
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
Look at the chart and figure it out. A has 38, B has ...
OpenStudy (griffindore):
oh ok
OpenStudy (griffindore):
there are 136 total people
OpenStudy (griffindore):
so do i add38 and 12 then divide 136
OpenStudy (anonymous):
You don't need to find the total. You take the people that like sandwiches in A then divide it by the number of people in that cafeteria. For example 12/38... Then you find the largest one of the 4.
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OpenStudy (griffindore):
oh ok and whoever has the most is the awnser
OpenStudy (griffindore):
3.16
5.33
2.6
3
OpenStudy (griffindore):
so b
OpenStudy (anonymous):
What is 12/38?
OpenStudy (griffindore):
oh
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OpenStudy (griffindore):
.31
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Yes then do the same thing for the rest of the choices to find your answer.