Use the table to answer the question.
Type of Movie Number of Visitors
Comedy 12
Action 5
Drama 3
Horror 0
Mystery 18
Thriller 7
Romance 5
A theater owner took a survey of the types of movies their visitors like. Predict how many visitors would like a comedy if they surveyed 1,275 students.
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To predict how many visitors would like a comedy if they surveyed 1,275 students, we can calculate the proportion of visitors who liked comedy in the survey and then apply that proportion to 1,275 students.
In the survey:
Total number of visitors = 12 + 5 + 3 + 0 + 18 + 7 + 5 = 50
Number of visitors who liked comedy = 12
Proportion of visitors who liked comedy = Number of visitors who liked comedy / Total number of visitors
Proportion of visitors who liked comedy = 12 / 50 = 0.24
Now, to predict how many visitors would like a comedy if they surveyed 1,275 students:
Predicted number of visitors who would like comedy = Proportion of visitors who liked comedy * 1,275
Predicted number of visitors who would like comedy = 0.24 * 1,275 = 306
Therefore, if they surveyed 1,275 students, it is predicted that 306 visitors would like a comedy.