How many students

Question

There are 400 students as Lincoln Middle School. A survey was taken to see what fruit these students would prefer to eat with their lunch. A total 80 students were surveyed, and 38 students said they would prefer apples. About how many students as Lincoln Middle School would you expect to choose apples with their lunch?

 

A. 320

B. 200

C. 118

D.40

Answer 1

we are given that 38 of 80 students preferred an apple.

 

from the information, we see that 38 ÷ 80 yields 0.475

 

when we multiply 0.475 by 400, we get 190

 

the closest choice would be option B