How to find the answer from a table
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The table below gives the number of students who scored in each of five ranges on a standardized test.
No student scored below 51.
What percent of the students scored 71 or better (nearest whole number)?
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Explanation
Add the numbers of students whose scores fell in the 71-80, 81-90, and 91-100 ranges:
Now add the number of students who took the test.
To find what percent 161 is of 241, evaluate:
67% of the students scored 71 or better.
The above circle graph shows the results of a school election. According to the rules, the office of President falls to the student who wins the most votes; the office of Vice-President falls to the student who finishes second; the office of Secretary-Treasurer falls to the student who finishes third. A runoff only happens in case of a tie.
Which candidate was elected Secretary-Treasurer?
Wells was elected Secretary-Treasurer.
Creighton was elected Secretary-Treasurer.
Hawley was elected Secretary-Treasurer.
Wells and Hawley will face each other in a runoff.
Wells and Creighton will face each other in a runoff.
Explanation
The third-largest portion of the circle graph is gray, which, according to the legend, corresponds to Wells's share of the vote. Wells was elected Secretary-Treasurer outright.
The above circle graph shows the results of a school election. According to the rules, the office of President falls to the student who wins the most votes, and the office of Vice-President falls to the student who finishes second. A runoff only happens in case of a tie.
Which of the following is the result of this election?
Phelps was elected President and Creighton was elected Vice-President.
Phelps and Creighton will face each other in a runoff to determine which will be President and which will be Vice-President.
Phelps and Wells will face each other in a runoff to determine which will be President and which will be Vice-President.
Phelps was elected President and Wells was elected Vice-President.
Phelps was elected President; Creighton and Wells will face each other in a runoff to determine who will be Vice-President.
Explanation
The two largest portions of the pie graph are light blue (Phelps) and orange (Creighton); Phelps got the most votes and Creighton got the second-most. Therefore, Phelps was elected President and Creighton was elected Vice-President - there will be no runoffs.
Below is the list of candidates for Student Council president, along with the number of votes each won:
What percent of the votes (nearest whole number) were won by the third-place finisher?
Explanation
Third place was won by Harris, who won 64 out of 
Five candidates ran for mayor of Madison City; the above circle graph shows the share of the vote that each won. Which of the following would be the most reasonable estimate of the percent of the vote Lyle won?
Explanation
The sector representing Lyle is roughly one-tenth to one-eighth of the circle - in other words, 10-12 % of it. This is the approximate percent of the vote won by Lyle.
Consider the table. On which day of the week is the combined total of Ben and Jason's TV viewing the greatest?
Sunday
Saturday
Friday
Thursday
Explanation
On Sundays, Ben and Jason watch a total of 5.9 hours of TV:
They watch less TV on all other days: On Saturdays they watch 5.7 hours, on Fridays they watch 4.5 hours, and on Thursdays they watch 2.4 hours.
Four candidates ran for mayor of Jackson City; the above circle graph shows the share of the vote that each won.
According to a city ordinance, a candidate must win more than 50% of the vote to win the election; if this does not happen, the two candidates who win the most votes will face each other in a runoff election. Based on the above graph, which of the following is the outcome of the vote?
Mills and Jones will face each other in a runoff.
Mills won the election outright.
Jones won the election outright.
Mills and King will face each other in a runoff.
Jones and King will face each other in a runoff.
Explanation
By comparing the sizes of the sectors, it can be seen that Mills won the largest share of the vote - but not at least one half of it - and Jones won the second-largest share. Therefore, they will face each other in a runoff.
Mrs. Smith’s class made a line plot to show the amount of sugar that each student consumes in a given day.
How many students consume 
Explanation
Each X represents one person. There are 
Find 
Explanation
If you are faced with a chart and a missing number, you need to figure out the pattern in the pairs that are shown.
If you think you have discovered the pattern, make sure to test it on each known pair and test if it is true for every pair.
The pattern will always stay the same. For these set of numbers the formula is
Therefore,
The above circle graph shows the results of a school election. According to the rules, the election falls to the student who wins the majority of the votes; if no student wins a majority, the top two vote-getters will face each other in a runoff, with the winner being elected.
Which of the following is the result of this election?
Phelps and Creighton will face each other in a runoff.
Phelps and Wells will face each other in a runoff.
Phelps, Creighton, and Wells will face one another in a runoff.
Phelps won the election outright.
None of the other choices is correct.
Explanation
Since each of the six portions of the graph takes up less than half, no one won a majority. Therefore, there will be a runoff. The two largest portions are light blue (Phelps) and orange (Creighton), so Phelps and Creighton got the most and second-most votes, and they will face each other in a runoff.