Question

If 3 out of every 5 students in Mr.Pringles math class prefers pepperoni pizza topping how many of his 110 students would you expect to prefer pepperoni topping?

Answer 1

Answer:

Therefore out of Mr. Pringles 110 students we can expect the number that would prefer pepperoni pizza topping would be 66 students.

Step-by-step explanation:

If 3 out of every 5 students in Mr.Pringles math class prefers pepperoni pizza topping then the probability of a randomly selected student in Mr. Pringles prefers pepperoni pizza is $\frac{3}{5} = 0.6$.

Therefore out of Mr. Pringles 110 students we can expect the number that would prefer pepperoni pizza topping would be = 0.6 $\times$ 110 = 66 students.