Question

the circle graph shows how the annual budget for a company is divided by department. use this graph to answer the questions below.
(a) which department gets approximately one - eighth of the annual budget?
select
(b) approximately what percentage of the budget goes to research and engineering combined?
10% 30% 50% 70%

Explanation:

Step1: Convert 1/8 to percentage

One-eighth as a percentage is $\frac{1}{8} \times 100 = 12.5\%$. A circle graph's full area is 100%, so we look for the slice closest to 12.5%. The Support slice is the one that matches this approximate size.

Step2: Estimate combined percentage

First, note that a full circle is 100%. The Research and Engineering slices together make up about half of the circle. Half of 100% is 50%, which matches the given option.

Answer:

(a) Support
(b) 50%