Question

Which proportion, when solved, will give the answer to the question below?According to a 2006 poll, 15 out of every 900 Americans are vegan. If 360 Americans are surveyed at random, how many would be vegan?

Answer 1

Given that fromm the poll, 15 out of 900 americans are vagans. To find how many Americans would be vegan if 360 are surveyed, let's solve below.

First find the average population of vegans using the expression below:

`(15)/(900)`

Now , if 360 are surveyed at random, let x represent the number of vegan:

`(x)/(360)\text{ = }(15)/(900)`

To solve for x, we have:

`\text{ x = }(15)/(900)\text{ }\ast\text{ 360}`
`*\text{ = 6}`

If 360 Americans are surveyed at random, 6 Americans will be vegans.