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Marissa found that 12 of the 50 people she surveyed like lemon in their tea. How many of the 4,500 people in his town would you expect to also like lemon in their tea?

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I would use a ratio.
12:50
x:4,500
4,500÷50=90
90×12
1,080
There are 1,080 people that I would expect to use lemon in their tea.
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