Question

Carlson Middle School has a total of 500 students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. The table below shows the number of students in each grade.

Grade Number of Students
Sixth 203
Seventh 126
Eighth 171

The principal randomly selects 25 students to receive a free school lunch today. What is the most likely number of sixth graders in the group of 25 selected by the principal?

There is also a picture down below

Answer 1

Answer: Around 10 sixth graders would get free lunch.

Step-by-step explanation: first, divide 500/25 to find the percentage of students receiving free lunches. You should get 0.05, or 5%. Then, multiply the number of sixth graders (203) by 5%. Your answer is 10.15, rounded down to 10. (Because it is impossible to have 0.15 of a student)