On a recent survey, 60% of those surveyed indicated that they preferred hamburgers over pizza. If 540 people preferred hamburgers, how many people preferred pizza?

Question

Responses

A
360
360

B
810
810

C
900
900

D
1350

Answer 1

If 60% of those surveyed preferred hamburgers, that means the remaining 40% preferred pizza.

Let \( x \) be the total number of people surveyed. According to the information given:

\[ 0.6x = 540 \]

To find \( x \), we can solve for it:

\[ x = \frac{540}{0.6} = 900 \]

Now that we have the total number of people surveyed (\( x = 900 \)), we can find the number of people who preferred pizza:

\[ \text{People who preferred pizza} = 0.4x = 0.4 \times 900 = 360 \]

Therefore, the number of people who preferred pizza is:

A) 360