there are 520 students in Pablo high school Pablo surveys 130 randomly chosen students about their favorite ice cream flavor. The results are the following are strawberry 20 students butter, pecan 31 students chocolate 43 students orange Sherbert 10 students vanilla 17 students based on Pablo sample data approximately how many students in school prefer orange sherbet prefer orange sherbet

Answer 1

To find the approximate number of students in the school who prefer orange sherbet, we can set up a proportion using the sample data.

In the sample, 10 out of 130 students preferred orange sherbet.
Let x represent the total number of students in the school who prefer orange sherbet.

So the proportion is: 10/130 = x/520

Now, we can solve for x:
10/130 = x/520
10 * 520 = 130 * x
5200 = 130x
x = 5200/130
x = 40

Approximately, 40 students in the school prefer orange sherbet.