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
45
45
110
110
195
195
41
110
To find the approximate number of students in the school who prefer orange sherbet, we can set up a proportion using the sample data.
The proportion would be:
130 students (total surveyed) = 528 students (total in school)
10 students prefer Orange Sherbet (sample) = x students prefer Orange Sherbet (school)
Cross multiplying, we get:
10 * 528 = 130x
5280 = 130x
x = 5280 / 130
x ≈ 40.62
Rounded to the nearest whole number, approximately 41 students in the school prefer orange sherbet.