From 2008 to 2012, college students were surveyed about how they spend their time on weekdays. Their responses and the percentages are described by the pie chart in Fig. 23.

a. What variable is described by the pie chart? Is it categorical or numerical? Explain.
b. What proportion of a weekday does a typical college student spend NOT doing educational activities?
c. What proportion of a weekday does a typical college student spend grooming OR traveling?
d. Estimate the number of hours a typical college student spends doing educational activities Monday through Friday. Round to the ones place.
e. On the basis of the pie chart, a student says that a typical college student spends 14.17% of the weekend doing educational activities. What would you tell the student?

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Weekday Time Use of College Students Activity ■ Sleeping, 35.83% Leisure and sports, 15.83% working and related activities, 11.25% Educational activities, 14.17% Eating and drinking, 4.17% Grooming, 2.92% ■ Traveling, 6.25% Other, 9.58%