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7-7.

Answer the following questions about the graph at right.  

  1. According to the graph, what percent of the energy in the United States comes from coal?

    What percentage of energy remains out of if the other energy sources total to ?

    The circle graph of Energy Sources in the U.S., has the Coal section labeled, 23 percent.

  1. Which two sources of energy equal about one third of the total energy for the United States?

    If one third is equal to about , which two energy sources could add up to about this percentage for the total energy in the United States?

    On the circle graph, the sections for coal and renewable, are highlighted.

  1. What combination of energy sources provides about half of the total energy for the United States?

    If half is equal to , which energy sources could add up to around this percentage for the total energy in the United States?

    Oil () and Nuclear () total to . Renewable (), Coal (), and Natural Gas () total to .

A circle graph, titled Energy Sources in the U.S. with 5 sections labeled as follows: Oil, 40 percent, Renewable, 7 percent, Nuclear, 8 percent, Coal, unknown percent, and Natural Gas 22 percent.