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104 students responses 21 liked sledding as their favorite winter activity if 500 people had. Responded, how many would have been expected to list sledding as their favorite winter activity? Round to the nearest whole person

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500*12/104= approximately 58 person
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the writing is confusing, but as I understand it 21 is about 20% of 104 (21x100/104). The same prosentage of 500 equals 100,96 and I would round it to 101 (the answer of the first equasion x 500/100).
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