PSLE A group of girls were asked to choose their favourite sport from basketball, tennis and squash. The pie chart represents the girls' choices. One-quarter of the group chose squash.
- What percentage of the group chose basketball?
- The girls' choices were also represented by a bar graph. Part of the graph is not shown. How many girls chose tennis?
(a)
Percent of the group that chose squashl
= One-quarter of the pie chart
=
14 x 100%
= 25%
Percent of the group that chose tennis = 10%
Percent of the group that chose basketball
= 100% - 25% - 10%
= 65%
(b)
25% of the group = 10
1% of the group =
1025 Percent of the group that chose tennis
= 10% of the group
= 10 x
1025 = 4
Answer(s): (a) 65%; (b) 4