Question

Jasmine conducted a survey of 83 people. 17/of them chose fish as their favorite dinner. How many would you expect to

choose fish out of the population of 250 people?

Answer 1

52

Explanation:

Ok, so first, we should find the fraction and turn that into a decimal. Do this by dividing the numerator by the denominator.

17/83 = 0.2048192771.

Now, we simply multiply our decimal by the new amount of people.

0.2048192771 x 250 = 51.2048192771.

Lastly, we should round our number up, as you can't possibly have a fraction of a person.

Our final answer is that roughly 52 people will be choosing fish, according to this sample