PSLE A group of girls were asked to choose their favourite sport from canoeing, aerobics and fencing. The pie chart represents the girls' choices. Half of the group chose fencing.
- What percentage of the group chose canoeing?
- The girls' choices were also represented by a bar graph. Part of the graph is not shown. How many girls chose aerobics?
(a)
Percent of the group that chose fencingl
= Half of the pie chart
=
12 x 100%
= 50%
Percent of the group that chose aerobics = 10%
Percent of the group that chose canoeing
= 100% - 50% - 10%
= 40%
(b)
50% of the group = 10
1% of the group =
1050 Percent of the group that chose aerobics
= 10% of the group
= 10 x
1050 = 2
Answer(s): (a) 40%; (b) 2