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

Answer 1

To find the approximate number of patrons out of 345 who borrow novels, we can set up a proportion using the information from the random survey.

3 patrons out of 80 borrow novels

x patrons out of 345 borrow novels

(3/80) = (x/345)

Cross multiply:

80x = 3 * 345

80x = 1035

x ≈ 12.94

Rounding to the nearest whole number, approximately 13 patrons out of 345 borrow novels when they visit the library.