Bar Graph and Percent Proportion

Is a percent a proportion?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

• Never

• I don't know

The bar graph shows the approximate number of visitors at a state park. What fraction of the total number of visitors visited in 2012? Express in simplest form.

• 50/200

• 25/100

• 1/4

• 1/5

The bar graph shows the approximate number of visitors at a state park. What percentage of visitors went to a state park in 2011? Hint: Percent proportion

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

The bar graph shows the approximate number of visitors at a state park. What fraction of the total visitors visited in 2008 and 2009 combined? Express in simplest form.

• 3/20

• 13/40

• 7/40

• 65/100

If there were a total of 60 desserts, how many were cookies?  Use percent proportion

• 24

• 40

• 12

• 30

The graph represents the number of tickets sold for

the school play for 5 days.

True or False: The number of tickets sold on

day 2 was half the number of

tickets sold on day 1. (Hint: pay very close attention to the vertical axis, not the size of the bars.)

• True

• False

The graph represents the number of tickets sold for

the school play for 5 days.

True or False: The number of tickets sold on

day 5 was 50% greater than the number

of tickets sold on day 1.

• True

• False

The graph represents the number of tickets sold for

the school play for 5 days.

True or False: Combined tickets sales for days

1 and 3 accounted for 50% of

the ticket sales for the week.

• True

• False

The bar graph shows the results of spinning a spinner 100 times. Use the bar graph to find the experimental probability of spinning a 2. (as a percent)

The bar graph shows the results of spinning a spinner 100 times. Use the bar graph to find the experimental probability of not spinning a 5. (as a percent)