
Current Events, Sept 23, 2005
This pie chart shows the number of fatal dog attacks from
1979 to 1998. The number of attacks, by breed, is in red;
the percentage of the total number is in black.
Other breeds 55 (23%)
Malamute 15 (6.3%)
Husky type 21 (8.8%)
German shepherd 27 (11.4%)
Rottweiler 44 (18.5%)
Pit bull 76 (32%)
Number of fatal dog attacks from 1979 to 1988: 238
Note: Table made from pie chart.
Source: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association,
USA Today
Study the pie chart. Then complete the exercise below by writing A, B, or C in each blank.
--1. What percentage of attacks involved pit bulls and rottweilers? (A) 40.5 percent, (B) 50.5 percent, (C) 60.5 percent
--2. How many more attacks involved German shepherds than malamutes? (A) 5, (B) 8, (C) 12
--3. Which breed accounted for 20.6 percent fewer attacks than pit bulls? (A) husky type, (B) German shepherds, (C) rottweilers
--4. What percentage of attacks did not involve pit bulls or German shepherds? (A) 49.6 percent, (B) 56.6 percent, (C) 60.6 percent
--5. Which of these breeds committed the fewest attacks? (A) malamute, (B) husky type, (C) pit bull
Answers
1. B, 2. C, 3. B, 4. B, 5. A
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