Question

Skylar goes to a school which has 1000 students in it.She asks 40 random students whether they like the new 8.30 am start to the day. 30 of them say ‘no’ they do not like it. Use this information to estimate how many students in the whole school dislike the 8.30 am start

Answer 1

Explanation:

30 out of 40 could be used to estimate that 750 out of 1000 would say 'no'

30/40 equals 3/4

3/4 of 1000 is 750