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Experimental Probability Quick Check 5 of 55 of 5 Items Question Use the table to answer the question. Type of Pizza Number of Patrons Cheese 9 Pepperoni 5 Sausage 6 Veggie 7 A local marching band is having a pizza fundraiser. To predict what types of pizza to order, they surveyed patrons on their favorite toppings. If the marching band were to sell 1,299 slices of pizza, predict the number of cheese slices sold. (1 point) Responses 325 students 325 students 241 patrons 241 patrons 650 patrons 650 patrons 433 patrons 433 patrons Skip to navigation

Answer 1

To predict the number of cheese slices sold, we first need to calculate the total number of patrons surveyed.

From the table:
- Cheese: 9
- Pepperoni: 5
- Sausage: 6
- Veggie: 7

Now, let's find the total number of patrons:

Total patrons = 9 (Cheese) + 5 (Pepperoni) + 6 (Sausage) + 7 (Veggie) = 27 patrons

Next, we calculate the experimental probability of a patron choosing cheese pizza:

Probability of cheese = Number of patrons who chose cheese / Total number of patrons
= 9 / 27
= 1/3

Now, to find the predicted number of cheese slices when selling 1,299 slices of pizza, we multiply the total number of slices by the probability of cheese:

Predicted cheese slices = Total slices × Probability of cheese
= 1,299 × (1/3)
= 1,299 / 3
= 433

So, the predicted number of cheese slices sold is **433 patrons**.