Question

Derrick surveyed a random sample of 100 students from his middle school to learn more about what type of school lunches are preferred. The table below shows the result of the survey:

Hamburgers
Spaghetti
Pizza
Sample #1
43
13
44
Sample #2
41
20
39


Which of the following inferences can be made based on the data?

Pizza is the most preferred lunch.
Spaghetti is two times more popular than pizza.
Hamburgers and pizza are preferred almost equally.
Spaghetti is two times more popular than hamburgers.

Answer 1

Hamburgers and pizza are preferred almost equally.

Explanation:

Answer 2

hamburgers = 43 + 41 = 84

spaghetti = 13 + 20 = 33

pizza = 44 +39 = 83

since 83 & 84 are close the answer is:

Hamburgers and pizza are preferred almost equally.