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?

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Leia Rosales

Mathematics

3 May, 05:27

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?

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Albert Barr · Answer 1

around 261 students

Step-by-step 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