At a school cafeteria, a staff person surveyed the food preferences of 35 students. For every five students, two said they liked healthy foods. How many students preferred healthy foods?(1 point)
Responses
4
4
12
12
14
14
16
Based on the given information, for every 5 students, 2 said they liked healthy foods. To find out how many students preferred healthy foods in total, divide the total number of students (35) by 5 and then multiply by 2:
(35/5) x 2 = 7 x 2 = 14
Therefore, 14 students preferred healthy foods.