Question

3. Josh randomly selected 33% of the sixth grade students in his school and asked them what

their favorite lunch item was. Of the students surveyed, 87 chose the mash potato bowl. Based
on the data, what is the most reasonable prediction of the number of sixth graders in his school
who choose the mash potato bowl as their favorite lunch item?

Answer 1

around 261 students

Explanation:

87 x 3 = 261 - one third of students chose mash potatoes

multiply by 3 to make predictions on whole population

if 87 in the 33% of the school population say their favourite item is mash potatoes, multiply by 3