Question

Two percent of the jazz records sold in April were from a new label. About how many records were from the new label?

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 40

Step-by-step explanation:

Please find the attached diagram and complete question:

Two percent of the jazz records sold in April were from a new label. About how many records were from the new label?

A. 80

B. 800

C. 40

D. 400

We can see from our attached diagram that approximately $1850$ records were sold in April.

To find the number of new label records, we need to find 2% of 1850 as:

$\text{Number of new label records}=1850\times \frac{2}{100}$

$\text{Number of new label records}=1850\times 0.02$

$\text{Number of new label records}=37$

Upon rounding our answer to nearest tens, we will get:

$\text{Number of new label records}\approx 40$

Therefore, approximately 40 records were from the new label and option C is the correct choice.