A cola company wants to test their cola against their biggest competitor's cola. They decide to randomly sample 150 people. The results from their survey show that 98 people out of 150 people prefer their cola to their competitor's. What is the best prediction of the number of people who will prefer their cola if 1,200 people are asked?

784
1,078
980
686

Question

A cola company wants to test their cola against their biggest competitor's cola. They decide to randomly sample 150 people. The results from their survey show that 98 people out of 150 people prefer their cola to their competitor's. What is the best prediction of the number of people who will prefer their cola if 1,200 people are asked?

784
1,078
980
686

anonymous · Answer

i tho 686

amistre64 · Answer

what are your thoughts?

amistre64 · Answer

id set up a proportion ...

anonymous · Answer

u put it in a fraction

amistre64 · Answer

yep

if 98 out of 150, then x out of 1200

98/150 = x/1200

anonymous · Answer

my problem is not good at multiplying

amistre64 · Answer

cant help too much with that .. 

how many times does 150 go into 1200?

1200/150

120/15,  40/5 = 8

so 8 times as many people ...

98*8 is?  well, 9*8 is 72 so its a little bigger than 720

amistre64 · Answer

of since 98 is about 100, is a little less then 8*100 ...

anonymous · Answer

thanks thank got it in new it was a fraction one