Question

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. 24% adult tickets, 55% student tickets, 17% senior tickets, 4% children under 12 tickets

Explanation:

Step1: Identify total number of tickets

The total number of tickets sold is 900.

Step2: Calculate number of adult tickets

The percentage of adult tickets is 24%. So the number of adult tickets is $900\times0.24 = 216$.

Step3: Calculate number of student tickets

The percentage of student tickets is 55%. So the number of student tickets is $900\times0.55=495$.

Step4: Calculate number of senior tickets

The percentage of senior tickets is 17%. So the number of senior tickets is $900\times0.17 = 153$.

Step5: Calculate number of children (under 12) tickets

The percentage of children (under 12) tickets is 4%. So the number of children (under 12) tickets is $900\times0.04=36$.

Answer:

Adult tickets: 216
Student tickets: 495
Senior tickets: 153
Children (under 12) tickets: 36