Question

At a local baseball game there are 3 hot dog vendors. collectively the vendors sold 1,700 hot dogs. if vendor a sold 456, vendor b sold 607, and vendor c sold 637, what percentage of the total did each vendor sell? (round to the nearest percent.) a) 26 percent, 40 percent, 44 percent b) 45 percent, 37 percent, 18 percent c) 27 percent, 36 percent, 37 percent d) 30 percent, 35 percent, 35 percent

Answer 1

The answer is C.

Vendor A= 456/1700, which is .268 or 27%
Vendor B= 607/1700, which is .357 or 36%
Vendor C= 637/1700, which is .374 or 37%

For a total of 100%

Answer 2

The correct answer is c) 27%, 36%, AND 37% divide how many hot dogs the vendor sold by 1700 and then round to find the percentage