In 2009 the bureau of labor statistics reported a surge in volunteerism. At this time there were a reported 63,361 volunteers in the us. The pie chart below shows the different categories in which these people volunteered. Find the number of people who volunteered in an educational capacity. Round your answer to the nearest whole number

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Answer:

16,537

Step-by-step explanation:

Total Number of Volunteers in the US =  63,361

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From the pie chart

Percentage of people who volunteered in the educational capacity = 26.1 %

Therefore, the number of people that volunteered in the educational capacity

=26.1% of 63,361

=0.261 X 63,361

=16,537 (to the nearest whole number)

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Number of people who volunteered in an educational capacity is 16,537 people.

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What information do we have?

Total number of volunteers = 63,361

Number of people who volunteered in an educational capacity = Total number of volunteers × Percentage of educational

Number of people who volunteered in an educational capacity = 63,361 × 26.1%

Number of people who volunteered in an educational capacity = 16,537.2

Number of people who volunteered in an educational capacity = 16,537

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