Question

The table shows the results of a random survey of people about their favorite movie genres. if 350 people are asked about their favorite movie genres, how many people will prefer comedies? Enter your answer, rounded to the nearest whole number, in the box.

Answer 1

38.26% prefer comedies

If 350 people are asked, 134 people will prefer comedies

Step-by-step explanation:

First, we need to find the percentage of people that prefer comedy. Taking into account the table, 44 people prefer comedy from the 115 people in total.

So, the percentage of students that prefer comedy is calculated as

44/115 x 100% = 0.3826 x 100% = 38.26%

Then, if 350 are asked about their favorite movie genres, the number of people that will prefer comedies is equal to 350 people times the percentage calculated before, so

350 x 38.26% = 350 x 0.3826 = 133.9 = 134

Therefore, 134 people will prefer comedies.