The pie chart shows the percentage of votes received by each candidate in the student council presidential election. Use
the pie chart to answer the question.
-A two-pound bag of assorted candy contained 100 caramels, 83 mint patties, 93 chocolate squares, 80 nut clusters, and 79 peanut butter taffy pieces. To create a pie chart of this data, the angle for the slice representing each candy type must be computed. What is the degree measure of the slice representing the mint patties rounded to the nearest degree?
A) $69 ^ { \circ }$
B) $19 ^ { \circ }$
C) $5 ^ { \circ }$
D) $52 ^ { \circ }$

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The total number of candies is 435. The percentage of mint patties is $ \frac{83}{435} \times 100 \approx 19.08\% $. The angle for the mint patties is $ \frac{83}{435} \times 360 \approx 68.62^\circ $, which rounds to $69^\circ$.

The Pie Chart Shows the Percentage of Votes Received by Each