Carrie asked 50 randomly selected middle school students at King’s High School about their favorite fast food item. Twenty-one selected french fries. If there are 350 middle school students at King’s High School, estimate how many will select french fries as their favorite fast food.
A. 141
B. 147
C. 153
D. 159
We can set up a proportion to solve for the estimated number of students who will select french fries:
21/50 = x/350
Cross-multiplying, we get:
50x = 21 * 350
Simplifying, we get:
50x = 7350
Dividing both sides by 50, we get:
x = 147
Therefore, the estimated number of middle school students at King's High School who will select french fries as their favorite fast food is 147.
The answer is B. 147.
To estimate how many middle school students will select french fries as their favorite fast food, we can use proportions.
We know that out of the 50 randomly selected students, 21 selected french fries.
To find the estimated number of students who will select french fries out of the total of 350 middle school students, we can set up a proportion:
21/50 = x/350
Cross multiplying:
50x = 21 * 350
x = (21 * 350) / 50
x = 147
Therefore, the estimated number of middle school students who will select french fries as their favorite fast food is 147.
The correct answer is B. 147.