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== Problem ==
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Which one of the following bar graphs could represent the data from the circle graph?
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<asy>
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unitsize(36);
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draw(circle((0,0),1),gray);
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fill((0,0)--arc((0,0),(0,-1),(1,0))--cycle,gray);
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fill((0,0)--arc((0,0),(1,0),(0,1))--cycle,black);
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</asy>
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<asy>
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unitsize(4);
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fill((1,0)--(1,15)--(5,15)--(5,0)--cycle,gray);
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fill((6,0)--(6,15)--(10,15)--(10,0)--cycle,black);
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draw((11,0)--(11,20)--(15,20)--(15,0));
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fill((26,0)--(26,15)--(30,15)--(30,0)--cycle,gray);
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fill((31,0)--(31,15)--(35,15)--(35,0)--cycle,black);
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draw((36,0)--(36,15)--(40,15)--(40,0));
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fill((51,0)--(51,10)--(55,10)--(55,0)--cycle,gray);
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fill((56,0)--(56,10)--(60,10)--(60,0)--cycle,black);
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draw((61,0)--(61,20)--(65,20)--(65,0));
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fill((76,0)--(76,10)--(80,10)--(80,0)--cycle,gray);
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fill((81,0)--(81,15)--(85,15)--(85,0)--cycle,black);
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draw((86,0)--(86,20)--(90,20)--(90,0));
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fill((101,0)--(101,15)--(105,15)--(105,0)--cycle,gray);
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fill((106,0)--(106,10)--(110,10)--(110,0)--cycle,black);
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draw((111,0)--(111,20)--(115,20)--(115,0));
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for(int a = 0; a < 5; ++a)
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{
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    draw((25*a,21)--(25*a,0)--(25*a+16,0));
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}
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label("(A)",(8,21),N);
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label("(B)",(33,21),N);
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label("(C)",(58,21),N);
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label("(D)",(83,21),N);
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label("(E)",(108,21),N);
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</asy>
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==Solution==
 
==Solution==
  
 
Since the white portion of the graph is twice as much as the black and gray, its bar in the bar graph will need to be twice as much as the black and gray. Note that the black and gray portions are equal. This cancels choices <math>A, B, D, E</math>. The final answer is now <math>\boxed{C}</math>.
 
Since the white portion of the graph is twice as much as the black and gray, its bar in the bar graph will need to be twice as much as the black and gray. Note that the black and gray portions are equal. This cancels choices <math>A, B, D, E</math>. The final answer is now <math>\boxed{C}</math>.
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==See Also==
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{{AJHSME box|year=1993|num-b=4|num-a=6}}
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{{MAA Notice}}

Latest revision as of 00:10, 5 July 2013

Problem

Which one of the following bar graphs could represent the data from the circle graph?

[asy] unitsize(36); draw(circle((0,0),1),gray); fill((0,0)--arc((0,0),(0,-1),(1,0))--cycle,gray); fill((0,0)--arc((0,0),(1,0),(0,1))--cycle,black); [/asy]

[asy] unitsize(4);  fill((1,0)--(1,15)--(5,15)--(5,0)--cycle,gray); fill((6,0)--(6,15)--(10,15)--(10,0)--cycle,black); draw((11,0)--(11,20)--(15,20)--(15,0));  fill((26,0)--(26,15)--(30,15)--(30,0)--cycle,gray); fill((31,0)--(31,15)--(35,15)--(35,0)--cycle,black); draw((36,0)--(36,15)--(40,15)--(40,0));  fill((51,0)--(51,10)--(55,10)--(55,0)--cycle,gray); fill((56,0)--(56,10)--(60,10)--(60,0)--cycle,black); draw((61,0)--(61,20)--(65,20)--(65,0));  fill((76,0)--(76,10)--(80,10)--(80,0)--cycle,gray); fill((81,0)--(81,15)--(85,15)--(85,0)--cycle,black); draw((86,0)--(86,20)--(90,20)--(90,0));  fill((101,0)--(101,15)--(105,15)--(105,0)--cycle,gray); fill((106,0)--(106,10)--(110,10)--(110,0)--cycle,black); draw((111,0)--(111,20)--(115,20)--(115,0));  for(int a = 0; a < 5; ++a) {     draw((25*a,21)--(25*a,0)--(25*a+16,0)); }  label("(A)",(8,21),N); label("(B)",(33,21),N); label("(C)",(58,21),N); label("(D)",(83,21),N); label("(E)",(108,21),N); [/asy]

Solution

Since the white portion of the graph is twice as much as the black and gray, its bar in the bar graph will need to be twice as much as the black and gray. Note that the black and gray portions are equal. This cancels choices $A, B, D, E$. The final answer is now $\boxed{C}$.

See Also

1993 AJHSME (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 4
Followed by
Problem 6
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All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions

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