PSLEThe pie charts show the number of each type of stationery in 2 stationery boxes, H and J. The total number of stationery in Box H is five times the total number of stationery in Box J.
- Find the percentage of punchers in Box H.
- What fraction of stationery in Box J is punchers?
- The number of punchers in Box H is 200. Find the number of punchers in Box J.
(a)
90°360° = 25% of stationery in Box H
Percentage of notebooks in Box H = 25%
Percentage of punchers in Box H
= 100% - 55% - 25%
= 20%
(b)
Percentage of punchers in Box J
= 100% - 35% - 30%
= 35%
Fraction of stationery in Box J that is punchers
= 35100
=
720 (c)
20% of stationery in Box H = 200
1% of stationery in Box H = 200 ÷ 20 = 10
100% of the stationery in Box H = 100 x 10 = 1000
Number of stationery in Box J
= 1000 ÷ 5
= 200
100% of stationery in Box J = 200
1% of stationery in Box H = 200 ÷ 100 = 2
35% of stationery in Box H = 35 x 2 = 70
Number of punchers in Box J = 70
Answer(s): (a) 20%; (b)
720; (c) 70