A local library manager randomly surveys 80 patrons about the type of book they borrow when they visit the library. The manager finds 3 patrons borrow novles. If the local library has 345 patrons approximately how many of them borrow novels when they visit? round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

To find the approximate number of patrons who borrow novels when they visit the library, we can set up a proportion using the information provided in the survey:

3 patrons out of 80 borrow novels
x patrons out of 345 borrow novels

Using a proportion:

3/80 = x/345

Cross multiplying:
80x = 3 * 345
80x = 1035
x = 1035/80
x ≈ 12.94

Rounding to the nearest whole number, approximately 13 patrons borrow novels when they visit the library.