Question

A college cafeteria is looking for a new dessert to offer its 5,000 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 scoops of ice cream the college will need?
The college will have about 1,800 students who prefer ice cream.
The college will have about 800 students who prefer ice cream.
The college will have about 600 students who prefer ice cream.
The college will have about 144 students who prefer ice cream.

I did C but I got it wrong so what is it?

Answer 1

Answer: I think it’s option A

Explanation:

Answer 2

To determine the best prediction about the number of students who prefer ice cream, let's analyze the data provided in the table. According to the table, out of the 225 surveyed students:

Ice Cream: 81 students

Candy: 9 students

Cake: 72 students

Pie: 36 students

Cookies: 27 students

To estimate the number of students who prefer ice cream among the 5,000 total students, we can use the proportions:

Ice Cream proportion = (Number of Ice Cream preference) / (Total surveyed students)

Ice Cream proportion = 81 / 225

To estimate the number of students who prefer ice cream among the 5,000 total students, we can multiply the Ice Cream proportion by the total number of students:

Estimated number of Ice Cream preferences = Ice Cream proportion * Total students

Estimated number of Ice Cream preference = (81 / 225) * 5000

Calculating the estimated number of students who prefer ice cream:

Estimated number of Ice Cream preference = (0.36) * 5000

Estimated number of Ice Cream preferences ≈ 1800

Therefore, the best prediction about the scoops of ice cream the college will need is:

The college will have about 1,800 students who prefer ice cream.

So, option A is the correct answer.