Question

The students of Oceanside High School voted on the school's new mascot. The results are shown in the bar graph. What percent of the students voted for the kraken?
Shark: 45 votes
Narwhal: 5 votes
Leviathan: 10 Votes
Kraken: 40 votes

Answer 1

To find the percentage of students who voted for the kraken, you first need to calculate the total number of votes and then find out what percent the kraken's votes are of that total.

Here are the votes:

- Shark: 45 votes
- Narwhal: 5 votes
- Leviathan: 10 votes
- Kraken: 40 votes

Now, we will add the votes together to find the total:

\[
\text{Total votes} = 45 + 5 + 10 + 40 = 100
\]

Next, we can calculate the percentage of votes that went to the kraken:

\[
\text{Percentage for Kraken} = \left( \frac{\text{Votes for Kraken}}{\text{Total votes}} \right) \times 100
\]

Substituting the numbers:

\[
\text{Percentage for Kraken} = \left( \frac{40}{100} \right) \times 100 = 40\%
\]

So, **40% of the students voted for the kraken**.