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 percentage of visitors who like comedy from the given data:
Number of visitors who like comedy: 12
Total number of visitors surveyed: 12 + 5 + 3 + 0 + 18 + 7 + 5 = 50
Percentage of visitors who like comedy: (12/50) * 100 = 24%
Now we can apply this percentage to the total number of students surveyed:
Number of students surveyd: 1,275
Predicted number of visitors who like comedy: 24% of 1,275 = 0.24 * 1,275 = 306
Therefore, it is predicted that 306 visitors would like a comedy movie if they surveyed 1,275 students.