Question

1. the college sorority delta sigma pi needs to elect a new president. all 80 of the delta sigma pi sisters voted for 1 of the 4 candidates that ran for office. the results are given in the table below.

candidate | number of votes
duffy | 16
whitney | 20
chelsea | 34
veronica | 10
what percentage of the delta sigma pi sisters voted for the winner, chelsea?

1. eliza bought a meal that cost $12. she tipped the waiter 25% of that amount. how much was the tip?
2. penny took a poll to find out her classmates favorite pizza toppings. all 60 of her classmates provided their answers. the results are shown in the table below.

pizza toppings | number of classmates
cheese | 22
pepperoni | 11
sausage | 19
peppers | 8
what percentage of her classmates chose peppers as their favorite pizza topping?

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate Chelsea's vote percentage

$\frac{34}{80} \times 100\% = 42.5\%$

Step2: Calculate Eliza's tip amount

$\$12 \times 25\% = \$12 \times 0.25 = \$3$

Step3: Calculate peppers topping percentage

$\frac{8}{60} \times 100\% \approx 13.33\%$

Answer:

1. $42.5\%$
2. $\$3$
3. $\approx 13.33\%$