Question

susan surveys 20 people in her math class to find out the most popular movie. 5 students say star wars if the are 200 students in the total 7th grade using a proportion find out how many students susan would expect to like Star Wars

Answer 1

50...........................

Answer 2

5 out of 20 like Star Wars so what value (x) should like Star Wars out of 200. Set up a proportion comparing the two.

x= # of people in 7th gr who like Star Wars

5/20= x/200
cross multiply

(5*200)= (20*x)
1000= 20x
divide both sides by 20

50= x


ANSWER: 50 people in the 7th grade should like Star Wars.

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