Question

In a school with 2,000 students, a random sample of 120 students were asked which fruit is their favorite. Their responses are shown in the table below. Survey Responses Favorite Fruit Number of Students Banana 23 Apple 18 Orange 34 Peach 27 Pear 18 Using proportional reasoning, about how many students out of the 2,000 would you expect to select an orange as their favorite fruit?

Answer 1

about 567 students

Explanation:

Answer 2

we know that

Out of 120 students----------> 34 chose orange as the favorite fruit
Find the percentage
percentage=34/120------> 17/60-----> 0.2833------> 28.33%

for 2,000 students
0.2833*2000=566.67-----------> about 567 students

the answer is
about 567 students