Question

The table shows the results of a random survey of people about their favorite movie genres.

super hero sci fi comedy drama romance
63 24 34 20 17
Based on these results, if 350 people are asked about their favorite movie genres, how many people will prefer comedy movies?

Enter your answer to the nearest whole number in the box.

Answer 1

The answer i got was about 75 people

Answer 2

Answer: 75

Explanation:

The given table : super hero sci fi comedy drama romance

63 24 34 20 17

From the table, the number of people prefer comedy movie = 34

The total number of people surveyed :
`63+24+34+20+17=158`

Now, the probability of people preferring comedy movie is given by :-

`\frac{\text{Number of comedy movies}}{\text{Total movies}}\\\\=(34)/(158)`

Based on these results, if 350 people are asked about their favorite movie genres, the number of people will prefer comedy movie is given by :-

`(34)/(158)*350=75.3164556962\approx75`

Hence, 75 persons will prefer comedy movies.