Question

A college cafeteria is looking for a new dessert to offer its 4,000 students. The table shows the preference of 225 students.

Ice Cream Candy Cake Pie Cookies
81 9 72 36 27


Which statement is the best prediction about the number of cookies the college will need?
The college will have about 480 students who prefer cookies.
The college will have about 640 students who prefer cookies.
The college will have about 1,280 students who prefer cookies.
The college will have about 1,440 students who prefer cookies.

Answer 1

The college will have about 480 students who prefer cookies.

Explanation:

We Know

The table shows the preference of 225 students.

Ice Cream, Candy, Cake, Pie, Cookies

81 , 9 , 72 , 36, 27

Which statement is the best prediction about the number of cookies the college will need?

We Take

4000 / 225 ≈ 17.78

Then we take

27 x 17.78 = 480.06 cookies

So, The college will have about 480 students who prefer cookies.