Question

Which proportion models this problem? On a soccer team, 5 out of 13 players surveyed said they had two or more siblings. The league has 520 players. Which is the best prediction of the number of players in the league that have two or more siblings?.

Answer 1

The best prediction of the number of players in the league that have two or more siblings is 120.

Given

On a soccer team, 5 out of 13 players surveyed said they had two or more siblings.

The league has 520 players.

What is ratio proportion?

Proportion is an equation that defines that the two given ratios are equivalent to each other.

Let, x be the number of players in the league that have two or more siblings.

Then,

The proportion models this problem is;

$\rm \dfrac{\text{Number of players are siblings}}{Total \ number \ of\ players}=Score \ of \ team \\\\\dfrac{x}{520}=\dfrac{5}{13}\\\\13\times x=5\times 520\\\\x=\dfrac{5\times 520}{13}\\\\x=5\times 40\\\\x=200$

Hence, the best prediction of the number of players in the league that have two or more siblings is 120.

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