Question

a survey survey asked 200 students to name their favorite fruit the table shows the results of a survey

Answer 1

Part A

Fraction of peach 2/5

Total = 200

number of students that pick peach as their favorite fruits

$\begin{gathered} =\text{ }\frac{2}{5}\text{ x 200} \\ =\text{ }\frac{2\text{ x 200}}{5} \\ =\text{ }\frac{400}{5} \\ =\text{ 80 students} \end{gathered}$

Part B

number of students that pick orange as their favorite fruits

$\begin{gathered} =\frac{3}{8}\times200^{} \\ =\text{ }\frac{3\text{ x 200}}{8} \\ =\text{ }\frac{600}{8} \\ =\text{ 75} \end{gathered}$

number of students that pick plum as their favorite fruits

$\begin{gathered} =\text{ }\frac{1}{10}\text{ x 200} \\ =\text{ }\frac{200}{10} \\ =\text{ 20} \end{gathered}$

There are 55 more students that chose orange rather than plum.