Karen is constructing a pie graph to represent the number of hours her classmates do homework each day. She found that 8 of 24 classmates did homework for three hours
Each day. In her pie graph, this would represent how many degrees?
A) $240 ^ { \circ }$
B) $45 ^ { \circ }$
C) $135 ^ { \circ }$
D) $120^ { \circ }$

Question

Karen is constructing a pie graph to represent the number of hours her classmates do homework each day. She found that 8 of 24 classmates did homework for three hours
Each day. In her pie graph, this would represent how many degrees? 
A) $240 ^ { \circ }$
B) $45 ^ { \circ }$
C) $135 ^ { \circ }$
D) $120^ { \circ }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the degrees, calculate the fraction of classmates (8/24) and multiply by 360 degrees: (8/24) * 360 = 120 degrees.

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Karen Is Constructing a Pie Graph to Represent the Number $240 ^ { \circ }$