There are 628 students in Tan’s high school. Tan surveys 120 randomly chosen students about their favorite movie genre. The results are as follows.
Movie genre Number of students/Frequency
Science Fiction 24
Horror 11
Comedy 27
Action 10
Animated 48
Based on Tan’s sample data, approximately how many students in the school prefer animated movies?
(1 point)
Responses
251
125
141
52
Based on the sample data, approximately 141 students in the school prefer animated movies.
To calculate this, you would use the formula:
(48 animated movie preferences / 120 total survey responses) * 628 total students in the school = 251.
So, approximately 141 students in the school prefer animated movies.