Question

Francis surveyed a random sample of 70 7070 students at Franklin High School about their favorite season. Of the students surveyed, 18 1818 chose fall as their favorite season. There are 1816 18161816 students at Franklin High School. Based on the data, what is the most reasonable estimate for the number of students at Franklin High School whose favorite season is fall? Choose 1 answer: Choose 1 answer:

Answer 1

Answer:

467

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

467

Step-by-step explanation:

Determine the percentage of those sampled whose favourite season is fall

(18/70) x 100 = 25.7%

the sample is representative of the population of students. So, 25.7% of the students would like fall

number of students at Franklin High School whose favourite season is fall = 25.7% x 1816 = 466.7 students

rounding off to the nearest whole number gives 467