Question: The circle graph represents the percentage of private schools in the United States, which collect annual tuition fee. Find the fraction of the schools with an annual tuition fee of $1501 to $2500.
A ) 320 B ) 1320 C ) 120 D ) 920
Steps to derive
1 From the graph, the percentage of schools collecting annual tuition fee of $1501 to $2500 is 15%.
2 15% = 15100. [To convert to fraction, put 100 in the denominator.]
[Divide both numerator and the denominator with their GCF.] 3 = 320
4 So, 320 of the schools in the United States collect an annual tuition fee of $1501 to $2500.
