There are 700 students at Bowman High School. The students come from Wylie Middle School, Parker Middle School, and Richardson Middle School. Of the 28 students in Mr. Henry's gym class, 4 are from Richardson Middle School.

Question

Based on this information, what is the best prediction for the number of students at Bowman High School that come from Richardson Middle School?

Answer 1

To find the best prediction for the number of students at Bowman High School that come from Richardson Middle School, we can use proportionality.

We know that there are 700 students in total at Bowman High School. Let's assume that the distribution of students from the three middle schools is proportional to the total number of students.

Out of the 28 students in Mr. Henry's gym class, 4 are from Richardson Middle School. We can set up a proportion to find the number of Richardson Middle School students at Bowman High School:

(4 students from Richardson Middle School) / (28 students in total) = (x students from Richardson Middle School) / (700 students in total)

Cross-multiplying, we get:

4 * 700 = 28 * x

2800 = 28x

Dividing both sides by 28, we find:

x = 100

Therefore, the best prediction for the number of students at Bowman High School that come from Richardson Middle School is 100.