Library Assistant Job Duties Pie Chart Analysis
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4. Janelle has recently been hired for the job of library assistant. The following graph shows what percent of her time will be spent on each of five tasks each day. [Pie chart visual showing: Counter Duties 44%, Reshelving Books 22%, Helping Patrons 19%, Processing New Books 9%, Repairing Bindings 6%] The number of hours that Janelle will spend working at the counter is about how many times the number of hours that she will spend processing new books and repairing bindings? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. 6
This question includes visual content: A circular pie chart titled 'Library Assistant Job Duties' divided into five segments: 'Counter Duties' (44%), 'Reshelving Books' (22%), 'Helping Patrons' (19%), 'Processing New Books' (9%), and 'Repairing Bindings' (6%). Each segment is represented with a corresponding slice color or fill.
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Hi Rebec, let's solve this problem together. We want to find how many times more hours Janelle spends working at the counter compared to processing new books and repairing bindings.
Library Assistant Job Duties
Let's identify the percentage of time spent on each of these tasks from the pie chart.
Task Percentages
| Task | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Counter Duties | 44% |
| Processing New Books | 9% |
| Repairing Bindings | 6% |
First, let's calculate the combined percentage for processing new books and repairing bindings by adding their percentages together.
Combining Tasks
Nine percent plus six percent is equal to fifteen percent.
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