Question

1. andre conducts a survey of 1,450 people to find out about their favorite type of vacation. 56% of those surveyed prefer a beach vacation, 28% prefer a vacation in the mountains, and 16% prefer going to amusement parks for vacation.

a how many people prefer a beach vacation?
b how many people prefer a mountain vacation?
c how many people prefer going to an amusement park for vacation?

1. a bakery made 1,175 bagels. 48% are onion bagels, 36% are sesame bagels, and 16% are raisin bagels.

a how many onion bagels were made?
b how many sesame bagels were made?
c how many raisin bagels were made?

1. a bakery sells 12 corn muffins for every 4 lemon poppy seed muffins. on saturday, the bakery sold 192 muffins.

a how many corn muffins were sold?
b how many lemon poppy seed muffins were sold?
c what percent of all the muffins sold were corn muffins?
d what percent of all the muffins sold were lemon poppy seed muffins?

1. han says that 429 is 78% of 550. is han correct? explain your thinking.

Explanation:

Problem 5

Part a

Step1: Identify total and percentage

Total people = 1450, Beach percentage = 56% = 0.56

Step2: Calculate number of beach lovers

Number = 1450 * 0.56 = 812

Step1: Identify total and percentage

Total people = 1450, Mountain percentage = 28% = 0.28

Step2: Calculate number of mountain lovers

Number = 1450 * 0.28 = 406

Step1: Identify total and percentage

Total people = 1450, Amusement park percentage = 16% = 0.16

Step2: Calculate number of amusement park lovers

Number = 1450 * 0.16 = 232

Answer:

812

Part b