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
41
41
195
195
110
110
45
The correct answer is 41.
To find this, you can use the proportion of students who prefer Orange Sherbet in the sample (10/130) and apply it to the total number of students in the school:
(10/130) * 528 = 41
Therefore, approximately 41 students in the school prefer orange sherbet.