Question

how would I determine this?
A teacher took a survey and found that 16 of 25 students liked a certain snack item best. Make a prediction of how many students liked the snack item best if there are 225 students.

Answer 1

use proportion

Answer 2

\[\huge \frac{16}{25}=\frac{x}{225}\]

Answer 3

x is your answer

Answer 4

So multiply 225 and 16.
Then multiply 25x by the number you got.

Answer 5

So your answer is 144.

Answer 6

\[\huge 225\times16=25x\]\[\huge x=16\times9=144\]