Question

The diagram below shows the percentage of people who like cats or dogs.16,800 people were asked, "Do you prefer cats or dogs?" How many people like dogs?

Answer 1

We can solve this question by using the rule of three. In this case we have

$\begin{gathered} 16800\rightarrow100 \\ x\rightarrow55 \end{gathered}$

Then the number of people who like dogs is

$\frac{(55)(16800)}{100}=\frac{924000}{100}=9240$

Therefore, 9240 people like dogs.