A total of 260 people were surveyed about pet ownership.
The information is condensed into a pie chart.
We want to find out how many people own dogs.
From the chart, it says that 55% of 260 people said that they own dogs.
We need to find 55% of 260 to get our answer.
First, let's convert 55% to decimal:
55% = 55/100 = 0.55
Thus, 55% of 260 is:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 0.55\cdot260 \\ =143 \end{gathered}[/tex]
Thus,
143 people (out of 260) own a dog.
