Nearly 4 out of 7 people choose vanilla as their favorite ice cream flavor. If 168 people attend an ice cream social, how many would you expect to choose vanilla?
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4 times _ equals 168?
Then multiply 7 by the _ and you'll get your answer.
Idk if I did that entirely correct, and there's probably an easier way.
But that should help a little :)
To calculate the expected number of people who would choose vanilla as their favorite ice cream flavor, we can use the ratio of people who choose vanilla to the total number of people.
The ratio of people who choose vanilla is 4 out of 7, which can be written as 4/7.
Now, we need to find the expected number of people who choose vanilla out of 168 attendees:
Expected number of people choosing vanilla = (4/7) * 168
Calculating this equation, we find:
Expected number of people choosing vanilla = (4/7) * 168
Expected number of people choosing vanilla = (4 * 168) / 7
Expected number of people choosing vanilla = 672 / 7
Expected number of people choosing vanilla = 96
Therefore, we would expect around 96 people to choose vanilla as their favorite ice cream flavor out of the 168 attendees.
To find out how many people would be expected to choose vanilla, you need to determine the fraction of people who choose vanilla as their favorite ice cream flavor and then multiply it by the total number of people attending the ice cream social.
In this case, nearly 4 out of 7 people choose vanilla. To convert this fraction into a decimal, you divide 4 by 7, which is approximately 0.57.
Now, you can multiply this decimal by the total number of people attending the ice cream social. Since 168 people are attending, you would multiply 0.57 by 168:
0.57 * 168 = 95.76
Therefore, you would expect approximately 95.76 people to choose vanilla as their favorite ice cream flavor. Since you cannot have a fraction of a person, you can round this to the nearest whole number.
Hence, you would expect around 96 people to choose vanilla as their favorite ice cream flavor at the ice cream social.