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.

Question

Type of Pizza/Number of Patrons
Cheese:9
Pepperoni:5
Sausage:6
Veggie:7

Answer 1

To predict the number of cheese slices sold, we first need to calculate the proportion of patrons who prefer cheese.

Total number of patrons surveyed = 9 + 5 + 6 + 7 = 27
Proportion of patrons who prefer cheese = 9 / 27 = 1/3

Now, let's calculate the number of cheese slices sold out of 1,299 total slices.

Number of cheese slices sold = (1/3) * 1299 = 433

Therefore, the marching band would predict to sell 433 slices of cheese pizza.