Question

Instructions (36-40): The pie charts below show the percentage of students in each faculty at North West University and the number of non-US students in the Arts faculty. These percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number. There are 1049 students in the Arts faculty. Use this data to answer the question below.

36. What percentage of students in the Arts faculty are non-US students?

• A. 14%
• B. 9%
• C. 30%
• D. 11%

Hint:

Add the five non-US groups from the second chart, then divide by the total Arts strength of 1049.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Read the non-US student counts from the second chart.
The Arts faculty non-US chart lists South American 79, European 21, Asian 6, African 2, and Australian 4 students.

Step 2: Add up the non-US students.
Total non-US students \( = 79 + 21 + 6 + 2 + 4 = 112 \).

Step 3: Divide by the total Arts strength.
The Arts faculty has 1049 students in total, so the non-US share is \( \frac{112}{1049} \times 100 \).

Step 4: Compute the percentage.
\( \frac{112}{1049} \times 100 \approx 10.68\% \), which rounds to 11%.

Step 5: Check the other options.
14%, 9% and 30% do not match \( 112/1049 \), so they are wrong; only 11% fits the data.

Final Answer:
The non-US share of Arts students is about 11%. \[ \boxed{11\%} \]