Question

Question 1(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points) (Making Predictions MC) 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 slices of pie the college will need? The college will have about 480 students who prefer pie. The college will have about 640 students who prefer pie. The college will have about 1,280 students who prefer pie. The college will have about 1,440 students who prefer pie.

Answer 1

Explanation:

To make a prediction about the slices of pie the college will need, we can use the proportion of students who prefer pie from the sample of 225 students to estimate the number of students out of the total 4,000.

Number of students surveyed: 225

Number of students who prefer pie: 36

To estimate the number of students who prefer pie out of the total 4,000 students, we can set up a proportion:

225 (surveyed students) is to 36 (students who prefer pie) as 4,000 (total students) is to x (unknown number of students who prefer pie).

225/36 = 4000/x

Cross-multiplying, we get:

225x = 36 * 4000

225x = 144,000

x = 144,000/225

x ≈ 640

Therefore, the best prediction is that the college will have about 640 students who prefer pie.

The correct answer is "The college will have about 640 students who prefer pie."