Type of Cookie Adults Children Total
Chocolate chip 5 10
Peanut butter 8 6
Oatmeal 7 4
Use the table to answer the question.
What percentage of the adults chose peanut butter?
A. 60%
B. 40%
C. 35%
D. 25%
To answer the question, we need to look at the row that represents peanut butter and find the number in the adults column.
We see that 8 adults chose peanut butter cookies.
To find the percentage, we divide 8 by the total number of adults (which we don't know).
We can set up an equation:
8 = x% of total number of adults
To solve for x, we can use algebra:
8 = x/100 * total number of adults
8/total number of adults = x/100
We can cross-multiply:
x = 8/total number of adults * 100
x = (800/total number of adults)
So the percentage of the adults who chose peanut butter cookies is 800/total number of adults.
We don't have enough information to find the exact percentage, but we can say for sure that the answer is not any of the options given (60%, 40%, 35%, 25%).
To find the percentage of the adults who chose peanut butter, we need to calculate the ratio of the number of adults who chose peanut butter to the total number of adults, and then multiply it by 100 to convert it to a percentage.
From the table, we can see that 8 adults chose peanut butter. To find the total number of adults, we sum up the number of adults for each type of cookie:
5 adults chose chocolate chip
8 adults chose peanut butter
7 adults chose oatmeal
Total adults = 5 + 8 + 7 = 20
Now we can calculate the percentage:
Percentage of adults who chose peanut butter = (Number of adults who chose peanut butter / Total number of adults) x 100
= (8 / 20) x 100
= 0.4 x 100
= 40%
Therefore, the correct answer is B. 40%.
To find the percentage of adults who chose peanut butter, we need to divide the number of adults who chose peanut butter by the total number of adults and then multiply by 100.
Number of adults who chose peanut butter: 8
Total number of adults: 5 + 8 + 7 = 20
Percentage of adults who chose peanut butter: (8 / 20) * 100 = 40%
Therefore, the correct answer is B. 40%.