822 customers were randomly selected from those who had recently bought a book over the internet.The chart below shows the breakdown of the classification of the book type: What percentage of the books purchased were either mystery or science fiction/fantasy?
A)18.61
B)36.50
C)17.88
D)24.33
E)22.99

Question

822 customers were randomly selected from those who had recently bought a book over the internet.The chart below shows the breakdown of the classification of the book type:  What percentage of the books purchased 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

To find the percentage of books that were either mystery or science fiction/fantasy, we need to add the percentages of these two categories. From the chart, we see that 22.63% of books were mystery and 13.87% were science fiction/fantasy. Adding these percentages gives 36.50%, which is the percentage of books purchased that were either mystery or science fiction/fantasy. Therefore, the answer is B.

822 Customers Were Randomly Selected from Those Who Had Recently