Question

The annual budget of a certain college is to be shown on a circle graph. If the size of each sector of the graph is to be proportional to the amount of the budget it represents, how many degrees of the circle should be used to represent an item that is 15 percent of the budget?

• A. 15
• B. 36
• C. 54
• D. 90

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The total angle of a circle is 360 degrees. If the item represents 15% of the budget, the angle for this item is: \[ Angle = \frac{15}{100} \times 360 = 54 \, degrees \] To find the angle for a portion of a circle, multiply the percentage by 360 degrees.