SOLUTION: Nearly 4 out of 7 people choose vanilla as their favorite ice-cream flavor. If 182 people attend as ice-cream social, how many people would you expect to choose vanilla?
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Question 295425: Nearly 4 out of 7 people choose vanilla as their favorite ice-cream flavor. If 182 people attend as ice-cream social, how many people would you expect to choose vanilla? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Nearly 4 out of 7 people choose vanilla as their favorite ice-cream flavor. If 182 people attend as ice-cream social, how many people would you expect to choose vanilla?
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Proportion:
x/182 = 4/7
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x = 182(4/7)
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x = 26*4
x = 104
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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