The graph below shows the percentages of ingredients in a salad mix.

Question

A pie chart titled Percentages in salad mix. 40 percent is iceberg, 27 percent is romaine, 15 percent is spinach, 12 percent is arugula, 6 percent is carrots.

Alyssa buys a 38-ounce container of salad mix. About how many ounces of iceberg lettuce does the container have?
8 ounces
16 ounces
27 ounces
38 ounces

Answer 1

To find out how many ounces of iceberg lettuce are in a 38-ounce container based on the percentage from the pie chart, we can use the percentage of iceberg lettuce, which is 40%.

1. Calculate 40% of 38 ounces: \[ 0.40 \times 38 = 15.2 \text{ ounces} \]

Based on the provided options (8 ounces, 16 ounces, 27 ounces, 38 ounces), the closest answer would be approximately 16 ounces.

Thus, the answer is 16 ounces.