Question

At a recent baseball game of 5,000 in attendance, 150 people were asked what they prefer on a hot dog. The results are shown.

Ketchup Mustard Chili
63 27 60


Based on the data in this sample, how many of the people in attendance would prefer chili on a hot dog?
900
2,000
2,100
4,000

Answer 1

The answer to your problem is, A. 900

Explanation:

How we would need to find it:

To determine the number of people who would prefer mustard on a hot dog, we need to use the proportion of people in the sample who prefer mustard and apply it to the total number of people in attendance.

27/150 = 0.18

Next, estimate the number of people who prefer mustard in the entire population of 5,000 attendees we can multiply/x this proportion by the total number of attendees:

0.18 x 5,000 = 900

Thus the answer to your problem is, A. 900