Question

On the last day of a Shakespeare class, an English teacher asked her students which play they liked most. Out of the 20 students who have submitted responses so far, 10 liked Romeo and Juliet best. Considering this data, how many of the next 12 students to respond should you expect to prefer Romeo and Juliet??
I don't get it can someone pls explain ​

Answer 1

Answer: 6

Step-by-step explanation:

if 10 out of the 20 liked r&j the most. half of those 20 liked it the most, so, based on that, the out of the next group of students (12 here) half of them you should expect to answer with r&j being there favorite