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.

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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.

rizags · Answer

use proportion

rizags · Answer

$$\huge \frac{16}{25}=\frac{x}{225}$$

rizags · Answer

x is your answer

theweeknd16 · Answer

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

theweeknd16 · Answer

So your answer is 144.

rizags · Answer

$$\huge 225\times16=25x$$$$\huge x=16\times9=144$$