Question

Kiera wanted to find the approximate number of historical books at the library she works at. She used the computer to randomly take a sample of 80 books and found that 6 of them were considered historical books. There are 21,360 books at this library. What is the best estimate of the amount of historical books at this library

Answer 1

The above is an estimation question. Estimation is when you judge the results obtained from a sample and make a rough calculation. The answer obtained might not be exactly right, its based on a judgement.

In this a sample was taken and out of 80 books, 6 of them were history books.
The assumption made then is that for every 80 books taken randomly , 6 of them will be history. Using this assumption ;
21 360 books in the library,
for every 80 books - 6 history books
then for 21 360 books - 6 / 80 * 21360
                                   =  1602 history books