Question

Mr. Jones has taken a survey of college students and found that 1 out of 7 students are liberal arts majors. If a college has 12,000 students, what is the best estimate of the number of students who are liberal arts majors

Answer 1

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Answer 2

1 out of 7 students are liberal arts majors
so the ratio is 1/7
if a college has 12000 students ->
1/7 = x/12000
x=12000/7=1714.28 , x approximates 1714
x is the number of students who are liberal arts major