There are 528 students in Pablo’s high school. Pablo surveys 130 randomly chosen students about their favorite ice cream flavor. The results are as follows.
Ice cream flavor Number of students/Frequency
Strawberry 29
Butter Pecan 31
Chocolate 43
Orange Sherbet 10
Vanilla 17
Based on Pablo’s sample data, approximately how many students in the school prefer orange sherbet?
(1 point)
Responses
195
110
41
45
To find out approximately how many students in the school prefer orange sherbet, we can use the ratio of the number of students who prefer orange sherbet in the sample to the total number of students surveyed.
10 (students who prefer orange sherbet in the sample) ÷ 130 (total number of students surveyed) = x (total number of students in the school who prefer orange sherbet) ÷ 528 (total number of students in the school)
Solving for x:
10/130 = x/528
0.0769 = x/528
x = 528 * 0.0769
x = 40.7
Therefore, approximately 41 students in the school prefer orange sherbet.
The closest answer choice is 41.