Question

mathematics. math 003 fall 2025
acheley abraham - abraham 09/15/25 10:34 pm
work: unit 4 - pie charts and
question 25, 7.2.19
hw score: 78.95%, 30 of 38 points
points: 0 of 1
the circle graph to the right shows the percent of the types of books available in a library.
if the library has 124,000 books, find how many books are classified as childrens fiction.
the number of books classified as childrens fiction is
(type a whole number.)

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the percentage of Children's fiction

The percentage of Children's fiction is 21%, which can be written as 0.21 in decimal form.

Step2: Calculate the number of Children's fiction books

Multiply the total number of books by the decimal - form of the percentage. The total number of books is 124000. So, the number of Children's fiction books is \(124000\times0.21\).
\(124000\times0.21 = 26040\)

Answer:

26040