Question

richmond university offers four applied majors and monitors the number of students in each.students in applied majors
school intake
industrial design 490
civil engineering 80
computer science 290
electronics 140
what percent of the students in applied majors are majoring in computer science?
write your answer using a percent sign (%)

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total number of students

Add the number of students in each major: $490 + 80+290 + 140=1000$

Step2: Calculate percentage of computer - science students

Use the formula $\text{Percentage}=\frac{\text{Number of computer - science students}}{\text{Total number of students}}\times100\%$. Substitute values: $\frac{290}{1000}\times100\% = 29\%$

Answer:

$29\%$