Question

The students in Mrs. Sawyer's class were asked to do a taste test of five kinds of candy. Each student chose one kind of candy. A bar graph of their preferences is shown. What percent of her class chose candy $E?$

$5$

$12$

$15$

$16$

$20$

Answer: E

Concepts:data and graph interpretation percentage

Difficulty rating: 860

Solution:

There are a total of $6 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 5 = 25$ students in the class. The percent that chose $E$ is $100 \cdot \dfrac{5}{25} = \dfrac{100}{5} = 20 \%.$

Thus, E is the correct answer.

2002 AMC 8 Problem 7

Answer: E

Difficulty rating: 860

Solution:

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