Question

Mia surveys a random sample of 260 students from her middle school to learn what type of school lunch is preferred. The table below shows the result of the survey:


Lunch Type Sandwich Hot Dog Salad
Number of students 122 15 123


Which of the following inferences can be made based on the data?
A sandwich is the most preferred lunch.
Sandwiches and salads are almost equally preferred.
A hot dog is two times more popular than sandwich.
A salad is almost two times more popular than a hot dog.

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910 @Vocaloid

Answer 2

what are your thoughts on this?

Answer 3

i think its D. i know its really obvious but its that im scared of getting the wrong answer :/

Answer 4

b. actually @jim_thompson5910

Answer 5

which one seems more right?

Answer 6

b.

Answer 7

I agree. The two numbers (122 and 123) are relatively close to one another compared to the other pairs (like 122 and 15)