There are 528 students in Pablo's high school. Pablo surveys 130 randomly chosen students about their favorite ice cream flavor. The results are as follows.

Question

Ice cream flavor | Number of students/Frequency
Strawberry | 29 |
Butter Pecan | 31 |
Chocolate | 43 |
Orange Sherbet | 10 |
Vanilla | 17 |
Based on Pablo's sample data, approximately how many students in the school prefer orange sherbet?
A. 41
B. 195
C. 45
D. 110

Answer 1

To find out the approximate number of students in the school who prefer orange sherbet, we can use the proportion from the sample data.

Number of students who prefer orange sherbet in the sample = 10

Number of students in the sample = 130

Proportion of students who prefer orange sherbet in the sample = 10/130

Now, we can use this proportion to estimate the number of students in the school who prefer orange sherbet:

Number of students in the school who prefer orange sherbet = (10/130) * 528 ≈ 40.62

Therefore, approximately 41 students in the school prefer orange sherbet. The closest answer choice is A. 41.