Marty conducted a survey in his first period class to determine student preferences for music. Out of 25 students, 14 like hip-hop music best. There are 300 students in Marty’s school. Based on the survey, how many students in the school like hip-hop music best?

A.
50 students

B.
261 students

C.
168 students

D.
132 students

1 answer

To determine how many students in the school like hip-hop music best based on the survey, we first need to find the percentage of students in Marty's class who prefer hip-hop music.

In the survey, 14 out of 25 students prefer hip-hop music. To find the proportion, we perform the following calculation:

\[ \text{Proportion of hip-hop likers} = \frac{14}{25} = 0.56 \]

Next, we will apply this proportion to the total number of students in the school, which is 300. We calculate the expected number of students who prefer hip-hop music as follows:

\[ \text{Number of hip-hop likers in school} = 0.56 \times 300 \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ 0.56 \times 300 = 168 \]

Therefore, based on the survey, we can conclude that the estimated number of students in the school who like hip-hop music best is:

C. 168 students