SOLUTION: Suppose three out of five people said they would prefer a television set to a stero system. If we surveyed 5,000 people, how many would prefer a television set? 1,875 3,000 3,125 5
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Question 342899: Suppose three out of five people said they would prefer a television set to a stero system. If we surveyed 5,000 people, how many would prefer a television set? 1,875 3,000 3,125 5,000 Answer by kcanil08(11) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 3 out 5 means 3000 out of 5000 !
in mathematical language,
among 5, 3 people prefer TV
so there is chance that a person will like TV is 3/5
so in 5000,
3/5*5000
=3000 will like TV
