The students in Mrs. Garcia's class will sell magazine subscriptions to raise money for the new playground equipment. The statistics from the magazine company show that one out of every 5 people asked will buy a subscription. Based on the company's statistics if Marcia asks 355 people, how many subscriptions could she expect to sell.
Just divide 355 by 5?
Yes, 355/5 =
To estimate the number of subscriptions Marcia could expect to sell, you can divide the number of people she asks by the ratio of one subscription for every 5 people asked.
355 รท 5 = 71
Therefore, Marcia could expect to sell approximately 71 subscriptions.
Yes, to find out how many subscriptions Marcia could expect to sell, you can divide the number of people she asks (355) by the ratio of 1 out of 5 people buying a subscription.
Here's how you can calculate it step by step:
1. Divide the number of people Marcia asks (355) by the probability of someone buying a subscription (1 out of 5).
355 / 5 = 71
2. The result, in this case, is 71. Therefore, Marcia could expect to sell around 71 subscriptions.
So, by dividing 355 by 5, you can determine that Marcia could expect to sell approximately 71 magazine subscriptions.