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Chapter 1: Q 17. (page 25)

Hispanic origins Here is a pie chart prepared by the Census Bureau to show the origin of the more than 50 million Hispanics in the United States in 2010. About what percent of Hispanics are Mexican? Puerto Rican?

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Mexican around 63% and Puerto Rican around 10%.

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Step 1. Given information.

The given pie chart is:

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Step 2. Find how many Hispanics are Mexican and how many are Puerto Rican.

If we observe the given pie chart carefully after dividing this pie chart into quarters and then further dividing these quarters into subparts, we will find that around 63% of Mexicans are Hispanics, and about 10% constitute Puerto Rican.

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