PSLE A group of students was asked to choose one taco from beef, egg, tuna and hotdog. The table represents the students' choices. The students' choices were also represented by a bar graph but the names of the tacos were not shown. What was the total number of students who chose beef and tuna tacos?
Tacos |
Students |
Beef |
10% |
Egg |
40% |
Tuna |
30% |
Hotdog |
20% |
Number of students who chose beef tacos is the least. So it is represented by the shortest bar.
Number of students who chose beef tacos = 40
10% of students = 40
1% of students = 40 ÷ 10 = 4
Percent of students who chose beef tacos = 10%
Percent of students who chose tuna tacos = 30%
Percent of students who chose beef and tuna tacos
= 10% + 30%
= 40%
Total number of students who chose beef and tuna tacos
= 40 x 4
= 160
Answer(s): 160