Exercise 5. (9 points) The data below is the amount of household waste that was

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Exercise 5. (9 points) The data below is the amount of household waste that was recycled in 2014 in the U.S.. All of the recycled waste amounted to 91.4 million tons. The source is the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Remember the 5 important points required. Would it be possible to make a pie chart with this data? Why or why not? Products Percent Food waste 15.6 Glass 5.5 Metals 10.1 Paper 28.0 Plastic 13.8 Rubber, Leather & Textiles 10.0 Wood 6.2 Yard Trimmings 13.5 Exercise 5. (9 points) The data below is the amount of household waste that was recycled in 2014 in the U.S.. All of the recycled waste amounted to 91.4 million tons. The source is the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Remember the 5 important points required. Would it be possible to make a pie chart with this data? Why or why not? Products Percent Food waste 15.6 Glass 5.5 Metals 10.1 Paper 28.0 Plastic 13.8 Rubber, Leather & Textiles 10.0 Wood 6.2 Yard Trimmings 13.5

Explanation / Answer

It is not possible to make a pie chart with the above data, because all the percents add up to 102.7%.

All percents should add up to 100%, and in no case it can exceed 100%.

This suggests that there is some possbile error in the data recording.

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