Question

Pine Hill Middle School has 300 students. In Zoey’s class, 2 out of 5 students belong to a club. How many students at the school would you expect to belong to a club? Use any strategy to solve.

Answer 1

To find the expected number of students who belong to a club at Pine Hill Middle School, multiply the total number of students by the percentage that belongs to a club based on Zoey's class. We would expect 120 students to belong to a club.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many students at Pine Hill Middle School you would expect to belong to a club, based on Zoey's class where 2 out of 5 students belong to a club, we can use a simple proportion. First, we calculate the percentage of students in Zoey's class that belong to a club:

1. Divide the number of club members by the total number of students in the class (2/5).
2. Multiply the result by 100 to get the percentage (2/5 * 100 = 40%).

Assuming that Zoey's class is representative of the school, we multiply the total number of students at the school by the percentage of students who belong to a club:

1. Multiply the total number of students (300) by the percentage (40%).
2. 300 * 0.40 = 120 students.

Therefore, we would expect 120 students at Pine Hill Middle School to belong to a club.