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Question : 20

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The pie chart shows how Kwaku spends his monthly salary.

Use this information to answer the question below.

Kwaku earns GH₵630.00 a month. How much of this does he spend on food?

GH₵140.00
GH₵157.00
GH₵210.00
GH₵350.00

Solution:

Concept:

A pie chart sector amount is found using the fraction of its angle out of

360^\circ

.

Explanation:

From the pie chart, the angle for food is

120^\circ

.

Kwaku’s total monthly earnings are GH₵630.00.

Amount spent on food is:

\frac{120}{360} \times 630 = \frac{1}{3} \times 630 = \text{GH₵}210.00

So, the amount spent on food is GH₵210.00.

Answer:

C. GH₵210.00

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