Question

The result of a random survey showed that 40 out of 75 people plan to vote for Mr. Best for a position on the local store school board which is the best prediction of the number of people who vote for Mr. Busan if 3000 people vote

Answer 1

Answer: 1,600 people

Explanation:

The survey showed that 40 out of 75 people would vote for Mr. Best.

Convert this figure to a percentage so that you can use it to find out the number of people that would vote for him if numbers were larger:

= 40 / 75

= 53.33%

If 3,000 people voted, 53.33% would vote for Mr. Best which is:

= 3,000 * 53.33%

= 1,599.9

= 1,600 people