Question

in a survey, 8 out of 32 students preferred vanilla ice cream if 252 students are surveyed how many should theoretically prefer ice cream

Answer 1

Answer:

63 people

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Number of students survey = 32

Number of those that liked ice-cream = 8

Total population size  = 252

Unknown:

How many people in the population should prefer ice cream  = ?

Solution:

  From the survey;

    8 out of 32 students prefer ice cream;

     8 : 32

     1: 4

This shows that 1 out of 4 students will prefer ice cream

NOw to the total population;

  If out of 4 students, 1 prefers ice-cream;

     Out of 252 students   y will prefer ice-cream

     Number of students that prefers ice-cream = $\frac{252}{4}$ = 63people