There are 528 students in Pablo's high-school. Pablo's surveyed 130 randomly chosen students about their favorite ice cream flavor. Based on Pablo's sample data approximately how many students in the school prefer orange sherbet?
Strawberry 29
Butter pecan 31
Chocolate 43
Orange sherbet 10
Vanilla 17
To estimate how many students in the school prefer orange sherbet, we can use the proportion of students in the sample who said they prefer orange sherbet.
Proportion of sample who prefer orange sherbet = 10/130 = 0.077
To estimate the number of students in the school who prefer orange sherbet, we can multiply the proportion by the total number of students:
0.077 x 528 = 40.68
We can round this to 41 students, so approximately 41 students in the school prefer orange sherbet.
To determine approximately how many students in the school prefer orange sherbet, we can use proportions based on the sample data.
The proportion of students who prefer orange sherbet in the sample is:
10 / 130 = 0.0769
To estimate the number of students in the school, we can multiply this proportion by the total number of students:
0.0769 × 528 ≈ 40.61
Therefore, approximately 41 students in the school prefer orange sherbet.