Question

lesson 12: basic charts and graphs circle graphs according to the graph, which three activities make up about half of an average american’s day? a. caring for others, eat/drink, household activities b. sleep, eat/drink, leisure c. work/education, leisure, sleep d. leisure, work/education, household activities check answer incorrect. try again. 2008 american time use survey, hours

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the circle graph (pie chart) from the 2008 American Time Use Survey. We need to find which three activities sum to about half (50%) of the day.

• Sleep has a large portion (let's estimate the percentages: Sleep looks like around 30% - 35%, Leisure maybe ~15% - 20%, Work/Education maybe ~10% - 15%? Wait, actually, let's check the options. Option c: Work/Education, Leisure, Sleep. Let's sum their estimated percentages. Sleep is a big slice, Leisure is a significant slice, and Work/Education. Together, these three should add up to about half. Let's verify the other options:
• Option a: Caring for Others (small), Eat/Drink (small), Household Activities (small) – too small.
• Option b: Sleep, Eat/Drink (small), Leisure – Eat/Drink is small, so total less than half.
• Option d: Leisure, Work/Education, Household Activities – missing Sleep, which is a major portion. So Option c (Work/Education, Leisure, Sleep) is the correct group that sums to about half.

Answer:

c. Work/Education, Leisure, Sleep