To determine what percent of Leslie's classmates chose the piano, we need to follow these steps:
1. Find the total number of votes.
The votes are as follows:
- Guitar: 10 votes
- Piano: 12 votes
- Flute: 6 votes
- Trumpet: 4 votes
Add these votes together to get the total number of votes:
[tex]\( \text{Total Votes} = 10 + 12 + 6 + 4 = 32 \)[/tex]
2. Calculate the percentage of votes for the piano.
To find this percentage, divide the number of piano votes by the total number of votes and then multiply by 100:
[tex]\( \text{Piano Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Piano Votes}}{\text{Total Votes}} \right) \times 100 \)[/tex]
Substituting the known values:
[tex]\( \text{Piano Percentage} = \left( \frac{12}{32} \right) \times 100 \)[/tex]
[tex]\( \text{Piano Percentage} = 37.5 \% \)[/tex]
Hence, [tex]\(37.5 \%\)[/tex] of those surveyed chose the piano. Comparing this with the provided options:
- [tex]\(12 \%\)[/tex]
- [tex]\(20 \%\)[/tex]
- [tex]\(32 \%\)[/tex]
- [tex]\(38 \%\)[/tex]
The correct answer is not among the provided options. Considering 37.5% rounded, the closest option is [tex]\(38 \%\)[/tex]. Therefore, the most accurate response from the given choices is [tex]\(38 \%\)[/tex].
