Question

1. a group of seventh - grade students were asked to select their favorite type of fruit. the table shows the number of students that chose each types. if there are 150 seventh graders, how many do you expect to choose bananas? fruit | percent of students apple | 40 orange | 25 banana | 15 pear | 20

Explanation:

Step1: Find total percentage

$40 + 25 + 15 + 20 = 100$

Step2: Calculate expected number

$150 \times \frac{15}{100} = 22.5$ (round to 23 if needed, but 22.5 is precise)

Answer:

22.5 (or 23 if rounding to whole number)