Question

The citizens of a certain community were asked to choose their favorite pet. The pie chart below shows the distribution of the citizens' answers. If there are 140,000 citizens in the community, how many chose Fish or Cats?

Answer 1

Incomplete Question:

The content of the pie chart is as follows:

Hamsters  = 9% ; Snakes  = 10% ; Cats  = 23%

Birds  = 21% ;  Dogs  = 26% ;  Fish  = 11%

Answer:

The number of citizens who chose cat or fish is 47,600

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Number of citizens = 140,000

Required

Determine the number of those that chose fish or cats

First, we need to calculate the percentage of those whose pets are either cats or fish

$Percentage = Cat + Fish$

Substitute 23% for cat and 11% for fish

$Percentage = 23\% + 11\%$

$Percentage = 34\%$

Next, is to multiply the calculated percentage by the number of citizens

$Cat\ or\ Fish = Percentage * Number\ of\ Citizens$

$Cat\ or\ Fish = 34\% * 140000$

$Cat\ or\ fish = 47600$

Hence, the number of citizens who chose cat or fish is 47,600