Question

Barry asked 40 random students at his school to name their favorite ice cream. Of the 40 students he asked, 25 of them preferred chocolate. Based on Barry's results, how many of the 1,200 students in the school most likely prefer chocolate ice cream?
A. 200
B. 450
C. 750
D. 1,000

Answer 1

We can set up a proportion to solve for the estimate of students who prefer chocolate ice cream:

$\frac{\text{Number of students who prefer chocolate}}{\text{Total number of students}} = \frac{25}{40}$

To find the estimate with 1,200 students, we cross-multiply:

$\text{Number of students who prefer chocolate} = \frac{25}{40} \cdot 1,200 = 750$

Therefore, the answer is $\boxed{\textbf{(C) }750}$.