Question

Color Number of Students
Green 9
Yellow 4
Red 18
Blue 17
Other 2
Of the 249 kindergarten students at a local elementary school, 50 were asked their favorite color. Using the table, estimate how many total kindergarteners would select blue as their favorite color, to the nearest integer.

(1 point)
Responses

102 kindergarteners
102 kindergarteners

84 kindergarteners
84 kindergarteners

85 kindergarteners
85 kindergarteners

90 kindergarteners
90 kindergarteners

Answer 1

Proportion who chose blue = 17/50 = 0.34.
Estimated number = 0.34 × 249 = 84.66 ≈ 85 kindergarteners.