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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.

User Waxren
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Answer:

Explanation:

add the number of cookies then subtract it by the number of students

User Ids Van Der Zee
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Answer: The college will have about 480 students who prefer cookies.

Explanation:

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