Question

Out of the 21 students in Terry's class, 15 prefer spaghetti over meatloaf. There are 420 students in Terry's middle school. Based on these survey results, how many students at Terry's school could be expected to prefer spaghetti over meatloaf?

Answer 1

Explanation:

15:21 = x:420 (students that want da spaghetti:overall students)

cross multiply

15 x

21 420

6300=21x

divide by 21 on both sides

300=x

300 students out of the 420 prefer da spaghetti

Answer 2

300 can be expected to prefer spaghetti over meatloaf.