There are 520 students in the high school. A student surveys 130 randomly chosen students about their favorite ice cream flavor. The results are as follows: 29 people like strawberry, 31 people like butter pecan, 43 people like chocolate, 10 people like orange sherbet, and 17 people like vanilla.
Based on the sample data approximately how many students in the school prefer orange sherbet?
To find out approximately how many students in the school prefer orange sherbet, we can multiply the proportion of students who prefer orange sherbet in the sample by the total number of students in the school.
Proportion of students who prefer orange sherbet in the sample = 10/130 = 0.0769
Approximate number of students in the school who prefer orange sherbet = 0.0769 * 520 = 39.98
Therefore, approximately 40 students in the school prefer orange sherbet.