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40% of deaths on city roads may be attributed to drunken driving. The number of degrees needed to represent this as a slice of a pie chart is

The correct answer is
144

Pie Chart Degrees Calculation

A full circle represents a total of 360 degrees ($360^\circ$). The question asks to find the number of degrees corresponding to 40% of the deaths attributed to drunken driving.

Calculating the Slice Degrees

To find the degrees for a specific percentage in a pie chart, multiply the percentage (as a decimal) by the total degrees in a circle (360).

  1. Convert the percentage to a decimal: $40\% = \frac{40}{100} = 0.40$.
  2. Multiply the decimal by 360 degrees: $0.40 \times 360^\circ$
  3. Perform the calculation: $0.40 \times 360^\circ = 144^\circ$

Therefore, 40% of deaths corresponds to 144 degrees in a pie chart.

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