Is the sample valid?
First you must see if the number of students in the table corresponds to the number of students surveyed that was 75.
We have then:
33 + 15 + 27 = 75
We have then that:
The sample is valid.
what percent of students prefer caramel popcorn?
We can make the following rule of three to answer this question:
75 ---> 100%
27 ---> x
Clearing x we have:
x = (27/75) * (100)
x = 36%
36% percent of students prefer caramel popcorn