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Mohamed surveyed his class on their favorite candy bar. 8 picked Snickers. 6 picked Kit Kats. 6 picked Milky Ways. If he applied the results of his survey to the whole school of 1500 people, about how many students would choose Snickers?

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Answer:

600 students

Explanation:

there were 20 students surveyed because 6 + 6 + 8 = 20 there were 8/20 who picked snickers then you have to find the proportions 20 * 75 = 1500 you then multiply 8 * 75 which equals 600 so in the end out of 1500 students 600 will pick snickers

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