The ratio of seniors who chose business to the total number of surveyed seniors is 20/50 = 0.4.
Since there are 600 seniors at the school, we can estimate that 0.4 * 600 = <<0.4*600=240>>240 seniors will choose to major in business.
Therefore, a reasonable estimate of the number of seniors that will choose to major in business is 240. Answer: \boxed{240}.
A school counselor wanted to survey 50 seniors at her school to see what their intended major was for college. She found out that 20 chose business, 6 chose humanities, 16 chose science, and 8 chose other. Out of the 600 seniors at her school, what is a reasonable estimate of the number of seniors that will choose to major in business?
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