There are an estimated 12,000 houses in a certain city. The city wanted to find out what percentage of houses have more than 1 floor. It did a survey of 400 households and found that 160 of them have more than 1 floor. Based on these results, how many houses in the city can be inferred to have more than 1 floor?
A. 160
B. 400
C. 4800
D. 12,000

Question

There are an estimated 12,000 houses in a certain city. The city wanted to find out what percentage of houses have more than 1 floor. It did a survey of 400 households and found that 160 of them have more than 1 floor. Based on these results, how many houses in the city can be inferred to have more than 1 floor?
	A.	160
	B.	400
	C.	4800
	D.	12,000

anonymous · Answer

@shamil98

shamil98 · Answer

12000
400/160 = 2.5 ratio

so
12000/2.5 = 4800