At a high school, 150 students are surveyed about their electives,
a. Find the percent of the students surveyed taking each elective.

b. The school population is about 2,500. Estimate the number of students taking each elective.

Elective:
35 students take ceramics
17 students take typing
68 students take cooking
30 students other

Question

At a high school, 150 students are surveyed about their electives,
a. Find the percent of the students surveyed taking each elective.

b. The school population is about 2,500. Estimate the number of students taking each elective.

Elective:
35 students take ceramics
17 students take typing
68 students take cooking
30 students other

anonymous · Answer

What?

anonymous · Answer

I am guessing you would take 35/150=%/100 with each elective for the first question  but not sure about the second part of the quesion

anonymous · Answer

@keegq Me either. That is why I am confused

anonymous · Answer

trying to find percent of a number

anonymous · Answer

For ceramics use: 35/130 = x/2500
We assume proportionality.

Do the same for the other electives.

anonymous · Answer

basically what I was going to say ^

anonymous · Answer

If you find the %, then you can also just do  % * 2500.   Remember that 2% = 0.02 for example.

anonymous · Answer

Ok thank you for your help!