Question

PLEASE HELP NOW ASAP Peyton is collecting data on the lunch habits of students at Nicholas Orem Middle School. In one class, 14 students bring lunch from home, and 20 buy a school lunch. Nicholas Orem Middle School has 1700 students. From the data collected, how many students would Peyton predict would buy a school lunch? *

Answer 1

1000 students buy a lunch

Explanation:

14 bring lunch

20 buy lunch

There are 34 kids in the sample class (14 + 20)

14/34 = .412 = 41.2%

There are 1700 students.

14 / 34 = x / 1700 cross multiply

14 (1700) = 34x

23,800 = 34x Divide each side by 34

23800/34 = 34x/34

23800/34 = x

700 = x

So 700 students bring a lunch.

1700 - 700 = 1000

1000 students buy a lunch.