Question

In a random survey of 300 people about the kind of apples they preferred, 178 said they preferred red apples. Based on these results, how many people out of 4500 would say they prefer red apples?

A.1830
B.2670
C.3084
D.4322

Answer 1

To find the number of people out of 4500 who would say they prefer red apples, set up a proportion using the information given. Out of 300 people surveyed, 178 said they preferred red apples. Therefore, out of 4500 people, approximately 2670 would say they prefer red apples.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of people out of 4500 who would say they prefer red apples, we can set up a proportion using the information given.

We know that out of 300 people surveyed, 178 said they preferred red apples. Let x represent the number of people out of 4500 who prefer red apples.

So the proportion is:

300/178 = 4500/x

Cross-multiplying, we get:

300x = 178 * 4500

Dividing both sides by 300, we get:
x = (178 * 4500) / 300 = 2670

Therefore, out of 4500 people, approximately 2670 would say they prefer red apples.

Answer 2

2670

Step-by-step explanation:

4500/300 = 15

178*15=2670