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. (1 point)
To predict how many visitors would like a comedy if they surveyed 1,275 students, we need to first determine the percentage of visitors who like comedy based on 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 = (Number of visitors who like comedy / Total number of visitors surveyed) * 100
= (12 / 50) * 100
= 24%
Now, to predict the number of visitors who would like a comedy if they surveyed 1,275 students, we need to calculate 24% of 1,275:
Number of visitors who would like a comedy = 24% of 1,275
= 0.24 * 1,275
= 306
Therefore, if they surveyed 1,275 students, we can predict that around 306 visitors would like a comedy.