822 recently purchased books were randomly selected from all recent book purchases over the Internet. The chart below shows the breakdown of the classification of the book type. What percentage of the books in the sample were either mystery or science fiction/fantasy?
A) 18.61
B) 36.50
C) 17.88
D) 24.33
E) 22.99

Question

822 recently purchased books were randomly selected from all recent book purchases over the Internet. The chart below shows the breakdown of the classification of the book type.  What percentage of the books in the sample were either mystery or science fiction/fantasy?
A) 18.61 
B) 36.50 
C) 17.88 
D) 24.33 
E) 22.99

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

300 mystery or science fiction/fantasy books purchased; 300/822 = 36.5%.

822 Recently Purchased Books Were Randomly Selected from All Recent