Question

Evan volunteers on the weekend at the Central Library. As a school project, he decides to record how many people visit the library, and where they go. On Saturday, 433 people went to The Youth Wing, 335 people went to Social Issues, and 367 went to Fiction and Literature.

On Sunday, the library had 600 total visitors. Based on what Evan had recorded on Saturday, about how many people should be expected to go to Fiction and Literature? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

Answer: Rounding to the nearest whole number, we can estimate that about 194 people should be expected to visit the Fiction and Literature section on Sunday.

Explanation:

To estimate how many people to expect in the Fiction and Literature section on Sunday, we can assume that the proportion of visitors to each section remains the same as it was on Saturday.

First, we need to calculate the total number of visitors on Saturday:

433 (Youth Wing) + 335 (Social Issues) + 367 (Fiction and Literature) = 1135

Next, we can find the proportion of visitors to the Fiction and Literature section:

367 (Fiction and Literature) / 1135 (total visitors on Saturday) ≈ 0.323

We can use this proportion to estimate the number of visitors to the Fiction and Literature section on Sunday:

0.323 (proportion of visitors to Fiction and Literature) x 600 (total visitors on Sunday) ≈ 194

Rounding to the nearest whole number, we can estimate that about 194 people should be expected to visit the Fiction and Literature section on Sunday.