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The following chart shows a store's records of sales of stuffed toys over two months.
2 circle graphs. A circle graph titled September. Teddy bears is 346, rabbits is 297, cats is 199, horses is 245, other is 225. A circle graph titled October. Teddy bears is 308, rabbits is 260, cats is 285, horses is 186, 275 is other.
If the trend shown in these graphs stays constant, what percent of the market will teddy bears occupy in November? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth.)
a.
24.8%
b.
23.4%
c.
22.5%
d.
20.7%



Please select the best answer from the choices provided


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B
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D

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Compute the month-to-month change and continue it.

September → October changes:
- Teddy: 346 → 308 (−38)
- Rabbits: 297 → 260 (−37)
- Cats: 199 → 285 (+86)
- Horses: 245 → 186 (−59)
- Other: 225 → 275 (+50)

Apply these same changes to October to predict November:
- Teddy: 308 − 38 = 270
- Rabbits: 260 − 37 = 223
- Cats: 285 + 86 = 371
- Horses: 186 − 59 = 127
- Other: 275 + 50 = 325

Total predicted November sales = 270 + 223 + 371 + 127 + 325 = 1316
Teddy percent = 270 / 1316 ≈ 0.205 ≈ 20.5%

Closest choice: D (20.7%).