Question

1-Jace receives a shipment of 700 oranges.He randomly selects 25 oranges to weigh.In that sample, 2 oranges weigh 5 ounces.How many oranges in the shipment canJace predict weigh 5 ounces? *

Answer 1

Answer: 56 oranges

Explanation:

In a sample of 25 oranges, 2 oranges weigh 5 ounces.

Proportionally represented, that would be:

= 2 / 25

Assuming the 25 is representative for all 700 oranges, the number of oranges that can be expected to weigh 5 ounces from the shipment is:

= Proportion of 5 ounces oranges from sample * Total number of oranges

= 2/25 * 700

= 56 oranges