Evan volunteers on the weekend at the Central Library. As a school project, he decides to record how many people visit the library, and where they go. On Saturday, 433 people went to The Youth Wing, 335 people went to Social Issues, and 367 went to Fiction and Literature. On Sunday, the library had 600 total visitors. Based on what Evan had recorded on Saturday, about how many people should be expected to go to Fiction and Literature? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

To find an estimate of the number of people expected to go to Fiction and Literature on Sunday, we can first calculate the proportion of visitors on Saturday that went to Fiction and Literature.

First, we will find the total number of visitors on Saturday:
433 (Youth Wing) + 335 (Social Issues) + 367 (Fiction and Literature) = 1135

Next, we will find the proportion of visitors on Saturday that went to Fiction and Literature:
367 (Fiction and Literature) / 1135 (Total visitors on Saturday) = 0.3239

Now we will use this proportion to estimate the number of visitors that will go to Fiction and Literature on Sunday:
0.3239 * 600 (Total visitors on Sunday) = 194.34

Rounded to the nearest whole number, about 194 people should be expected to go to Fiction and Literature on Sunday.