SOLUTION: In a survey of 30 employees at a chain of coffee shops, 5 employees said that they had read more than 10 books in the last year. The chain has 744 employees. Predict the number o

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Question 891692: In a survey of 30 employees at a chain of coffee shops, 5 employees said that they had read more than 10 books in the last year. The chain has 744 employees. Predict the number of employees at the chain of coffee shops who had read more than 10 books in the last year. Show your work.
Answer by tutor_paul(519) About Me  (Show Source):
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The fraction of employees that read more than 10 books, based on the survey, is:
P=5%2F30
To predict the total number of employees that read more than 10 books:
N=P%28744%29
N=%285%2F30%29%2A744
highlight%28N=124%29
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