Question

In the circle graph, what is the measure of the central angle for corn and green beans combined?
Potatoes 8%, Carrots 11%, Green Beans 12%, Corn 15%, Broccoli 20%, Other 34%. Its a circle graph

Answer 1

Any ideas?

Answer 2

Recall: There are 360 degrees in a circle.

Answer 3

Green Beans 12% + Corn 15% = 27%

Answer 4

Recall: percent is another way of saying "out of 100."

Answer 5

its 27 percent out of a 100 percent but I don't get how to measure a central angle

Answer 6

The central angle is out of how much?

Answer 7

Recall: There are 360 degrees in a circle.

Answer 8

27 is to 100 as how many degrees is to 360?

Answer 9

$$\Huge \dfrac{27}{100}=\dfrac{x}{360}$$

Answer 10

and then we cross multiply to solve for x