Question

mrs. smiths class took a survey and found that 9 of 13 students Prefer 2 scoops of ice cream vs one scoop of ice cream. based on this rate,if 104 students buy ice cream, how many will choose two scoops of ice cream?

Answer 1

Out of 104, 72 will prefer two scoops of ice cream

Here, we want to calculate the number that will make a selection

From the question we have it that out of the 13 sampled, 9 preferred 2 scoops

Thus, out of the 104, the number that will prefer two scoops will be;

$\begin{gathered} \frac{9}{13}\times104 \\ =\text{ 72} \end{gathered}$