Question

the table shows the results of a survey in which 200 people were asked about their favorite food. what percent of people surveyed said macaroni and cheese is their favorite food? table: Hamburger/98Macaroni and cheese/?Spaghetti/44Taco/28

Answer 1

According to the problem, the total number of people is 200.

We also know that 98 prefer hamburgers, 44 spaghetti and, 28 tacos.

We just need to subtract to find the number of people for macaroni and cheese

$M=200-98-44-28=30$

As you can observe, 30 people prefer Macaroni and Cheese.

Now, to find its percentage representation, we just need to divide 30 by 200, then we multiply by 100

$M=\frac{30}{200}\cdot100=15$

Therefore, 15% of people prefer Macaroni and cheese.