Question

A high school committee is choosing a mascot. A random survey was given to 1,000 residents in the town. Their preferences are indicated in the table. Based upon this survey, how many more of the town’s 29,950 residents would be expected to vote for Tigers than for Leopards?

Answer 1

Answer:

3,743 residents

Step-by-step explanation:

Find the ratios of the sample group that voted for Tigers and Leopards:

• Tigers: 1,000/325 = 0.325
• Leopards: 1,000/200 = 0.2

Find the town's expected votes via the first calculation.

• Tigers: 29,950 * 0.325 ≈ 9,733 (rounding down, feel free to round up)
• Leopards: 29,950 * 0.2 = 5,990

Subtract:

• 9,733 - 5,990 = 3,743 residents.