An automobile dealer wants to construct a pie graph to represent types of cars sold in July. He sold 72 cars, 16 of which were convertibles. How many degrees should be
Used for the convertibles section ?
A) $80 ^ { \circ }$
B) $100 ^ { \circ }$
C) $60 ^ { \circ }$
D) $50 ^ { \circ }$

Question

An automobile dealer wants to construct a pie graph to represent types of cars sold in July. He sold 72 cars, 16 of which were convertibles. How many degrees should be
Used for the convertibles section ? 
A) $80 ^ { \circ }$
B) $100 ^ { \circ }$
C) $60 ^ { \circ }$
D) $50 ^ { \circ }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The degree measure for the convertibles section is found by calculating the proportion of convertibles sold relative to the total number of cars, then multiplying by 360 degrees (the total degrees in a circle). So, $ \frac{16}{72} \times 360 = 80 ^ { \circ }$.

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