Question

1. nine hundred tickets were sold for a middle school talent show. the circle graph shows the types of tickets sold. find the number of tickets that were sold for each type. adult tickets student tickets tickets for children under 12 senior tickets tickets sold children under 12 4% seniors 17% adults 34% students 55%

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate adult tickets

Multiply total tickets by adult - percentage.
$900\times0.34 = 306$

Step2: Calculate student tickets

Multiply total tickets by student - percentage.
$900\times0.55 = 495$

Step3: Calculate children under 12 tickets

Multiply total tickets by children - under - 12 percentage.
$900\times0.04 = 36$

Step4: Calculate senior tickets

Multiply total tickets by senior - percentage.
$900\times0.17 = 153$

Answer:

adult tickets: 306
student tickets: 495
tickets for children under 12: 36
senior tickets: 153