Question

Melanie volunteers on the weekend at the Central Library. As a school project, she decides to record how many people visit the library, and where they go. On Saturday, 467 people went to The Youth Wing, 433 people went to Social Issues, and 342 went to Fiction and Literature.On Sunday, the library had 1500 total visitors. Based on what Melanie had recorded on Saturday, about how many people should be expected to go to Fiction and Literature? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

413 people should be expected to go to Fiction and Literature

Explanation:

Proportion of people who went to Fictions and Literature on Saturday:

342 out of 467 + 433 + 343 = 1243

The proportion is:

342/1243 = 0.275

On Sunday:

Based on Saturday, so 0.275 out of 1500(number of visitors on Sunday).

0.275*1500 = 412.5

Rounding to the nearest whole number:

413 people should be expected to go to Fiction and Literature