Question

Philip is recording what kind of shoes people are wearing at the mall. Out of the 12 people he has seen, 6 are wearing high heels. Considering this data, how many of the next 10 people Philip sees would you expect to be wearing high heels?​

Answer 1

Answer: 5 people

Step-by-step explanation:

The easiest way to do this is to set up a proportion. 6/12=x/10. To solve, cross-multiply and divide. Multiply 6 and 10 (6*10=60) and divide by 12 (60/12=5).

You can also find that 6/12 is equal to 1/2 by dividing each side by 6. Then multiply 10 by 1/2 (or divide 10 by 2) to get the final answer of 5 people.

Answer 2

The answer of this question is 5 due to it being half