Question

A bar graph illustration shows a horizontal axis with the terms green, pink, and purple. The vertical axis is labeled Percentage and ranges from 0 to 50 in increments of 10. On the horizontal axis, the bar value for green is 20 percent, the bar value for pink is 30 percent, and the bar value for purple is 50 percent.
Kamla asks 20 neighbors to name their favorite color. He makes the percent bar graph to describe the distribution of the dataset. How many of Kamla’s neighbors chose pink as their favorite color?

(1 point)

Answer 1

To find out how many of Kamla's neighbors chose pink as their favorite color, we can use the percentage represented in the bar graph for pink, which is 30%.

Since Kamla asked 20 neighbors, we calculate the number of neighbors who chose pink by finding 30% of 20:

\[
\text{Number of neighbors who chose pink} = \frac{30}{100} \times 20
\]

Calculating this:

\[
\frac{30}{100} \times 20 = 0.3 \times 20 = 6
\]

Therefore, 6 of Kamla’s neighbors chose pink as their favorite color.