Question

A survey found that 3 out of 100 people have red hair.

On the basis of this survey, how many people in a group of 12,000 people are likely to have red hair?

A.
3

B.
36

C.
360

D.
4000

Answer 1

3 out of every 100

Set up the proportionality:

3 ----- 100
X ______ 12000

Cross multiply and find your x