WAEC Mathematics 1998 Question 41

Question 41

Data Presentation

The pie chart below shows the distribution of how students travelled to a certain school on a particular day. What percentage, to the nearest whole number, of the students travelled to school on foot?

Diagram for this question
  1. A.24%
  2. B.23%
  3. C.20%
  4. D.15%
  5. E.14%.
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Answer: A (24%)

Explanation

The foot sector is 85°: 85/360 × 100% ≈ 23.6%, which is 24% to the nearest whole number.