In a recent survey, 45% indicated chocolate was their favorite flavor of ice cream. Suppose we select a sample of fourteen people and ask them to name their favorite flavor of ice cream.
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To determine the number of people in the sample who would indicate chocolate as their favorite flavor of ice cream, we need to multiply the percentage of people who prefer chocolate by the size of the sample.
First, we convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing it by 100:
45% = 45/100 = 0.45
Next, we multiply the decimal by the sample size:
0.45 * 14 = 6.3
Since we can't have a fraction of a person, we round the result to the nearest whole number:
6.3 rounds to 6
Therefore, we would expect approximately 6 people in the sample to indicate chocolate as their favorite flavor of ice cream.