A group of 1,200 people was surveyed to find their favorite choice of fruit. the pie gives results of people surveyed oranges 19.2%
kwiw 16.2%
bananas16.6%
apples 30.2%
other 12.8%
of the people surveyed, how many prefer bananas?
1200 * 0.166 = ?
To find out how many people prefer bananas, you can multiply the percentage of people who prefer bananas by the total number of people surveyed.
First, convert the percentage of people who prefer bananas from a decimal to a fraction.
16.6% can be written as 0.166 (since 16.6% = 16.6/100 = 0.166)
Next, multiply the decimal by the total number of people surveyed:
0.166 * 1200 = 199.2
Rounding to the nearest whole number, approximately 199 people prefer bananas out of the 1,200 people surveyed.