Chapter 8: Geometry Numbers in the Real World

Grant You This

The following pie chart represents the percentage of arts grant dollars by major subject in 1992.

Source: Arts Funding, 1995. Based on a sample of 802 larger foundations in 1992.
     *Due to rounding, figures may not add up.
     +Excludes grants specified for non-arts-related humanities, including philosophy, theology, ethics, and foreign languages.
 

How much of the grant dollars were given to museums? 

What subjects received less than five percent? 

Assuming there was $10,000,000 for arts fundings, how much money would each subject area receive?
 
 

If there was more than $10,000,000 available for grants, do you think that the additional money would be divided according to the percentages above?    Why or why not?

If  you wanted to generalize the portion that each subject received, and you had the freedom to round off appropriately, how would you generalize the amount that performing arts received?
How would you generalize for museums?
For historical activities?