Question

Max has a summer job handing out water toys at Wild Water Waves Park. The table below shows the toys he has handed out so far today.

Water toy Number of toys
pool noodle 18
single inner tube 13
double inner tube 9
beach ball 12
Based on the data, estimate how many pool noodles will be among the next 20 water toys Max hands out.
If necessary, round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Out of a total of ( 18+13+9+12 = 52) toys 18 were noodles

or 18/52 which is 9/26 ths were noodles

What is 9/26 ths of 20 ?

9/26 * 20 = 6.92 = ~ 7 noodles