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Collin surveyed 60 of his classmates about their favorite sport. Each classmate chose one sport. The results are shown in the circle graph.
How many more of Collin’s classmates chose football than chose soccer?
Responses
A 55
B 1010
C 33
D 1212
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To find the difference between the number of classmates who chose football and soccer, we need to compare the sizes of the corresponding sections in the circle graph.
According to the circle graph, it appears that the section representing football is larger than the section representing soccer. However, since the circle graph is divided into 11 equal parts, we need to determine the actual numbers.
Since the circle graph represents 60 classmates, each section represents 60/11 = 5.45 classmates (approximately).
The section representing football is approximately 3 sections, so there were approximately 3 * 5.45 = 16.35 classmates who chose football.
The section representing soccer is approximately 1 section, so there were approximately 1 * 5.45 = 5.45 classmates who chose soccer.
Therefore, the difference between the number of classmates who chose football and soccer is approximately 16.35 - 5.45 = 10.9 classmates.
Since you can't have a fraction of a person, we can round the difference to the nearest whole number.
Thus, there were approximately 11 more classmates who chose football than soccer.
Therefore, the answer is A) 55.