Use the table to answer the question
Type of Pizza Number of Patrons
Cheese 9
Pepperoni 5
Sausage 6
Veggie 7
A local marching band is having a pizza fundraiser. To predict what types of pizza to order, they surveyed patrons on their favorite toppings. If the marching band were to sell 1,299 slices of pizza, predict the number of cheese slices sold.
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Responses
433 patrons
433 patrons
650 patrons
650 patrons
241 patrons
241 patrons
325 students
325 students
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To predict the number of cheese slices sold, we can compare the proportion of patrons who prefer cheese pizza to the total number of patrons surveyed.
Number of patrons who prefer cheese pizza: 9
Total number of patrons surveyed: 9 + 5 + 6 + 7 = 27
Proportion of patrons who prefer cheese pizza: 9/27 = 1/3
Therefore, to predict the number of cheese slices sold out of 1,299 total slices, we can use the proportion:
Number of cheese slices sold = (1/3) x 1299 = 433
Therefore, the correct answer is:
433 patrons