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Sixty-two students, out of 100 surveyed, chose pizza as their favorite lunch item. If the school has 1250 students, how many students would likely say that pizza is their favorite if the survey is a fair representation of the student body?
To find: The number of students likely to say that pizza is their favorite lunch item.
Answer to Problem 28P
775 students would likely to say pizza is their favorite.
Explanation of Solution
Given information: Sixty-two students, out of 100 surveyed, chose pizza as their favorite lunch item. The school has 1250 students.
Calculation:
Let the number of students in school who chose pizza as their favorite be x .
The ratio of the number of students who chose pizza to the number of students surveyed
The ratio of the number of students in school who chose pizza to the total number of students in school
According to the problem,
Thus, 775 students would likely to say that pizza is their favorite.
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