Final answer:
To estimate the number of students belonging to a club in Pine Hill Middle School, multiply the total number of students (300) by the fraction of club members in Zoey's class (2/5), resulting in an expected number of 120 students in the entire school who belong to a club.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question involves calculating the expected number of Pine Hill Middle School students who belong to a club, based on the ratio provided for Zoey's class. To solve this problem, we use the proportion of students in Zoey's class who are in a club (2 out of 5), and apply it to the entire school population to estimate how many students school-wide might belong to a club.
In Zoey's class, the fraction of students belonging to a club is 2/5. To find out how many students in the entire school belong to a club, we multiply the total number of students in the school, which is 300, by the fraction of students in a club:
300 students × 2/5 = 120 students
Therefore, we would expect 120 students at Pine Hill Middle School to belong to a club.