Question

a town has 12,500 people. in a random sample of 60 people from the town, 7 people say they have visited the towns corn maze. which expression can you use to estimate the number of people in the town who have visited the corn maze?
\\( \frac { 7 } { 60 } \cdot 12,500 \\) \\( \frac { 60 } { 7 } \cdot 12,500 \\) \\( \frac { 7 } { 12,500 } \cdot 60 \\) \\( \frac { 60 } { 12,500 } \cdot 7 \\)

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the proportion in the sample

The proportion of people who visited the corn maze in the sample is $\frac{7}{60}$.

Step2: Estimate for the whole town

To estimate the number of people in the whole town ($12500$ people) who visited the corn maze, we multiply the proportion from the sample by the total number of people in the town. So the expression is $\frac{7}{60}\times12500$.

Answer:

$\frac{7}{60}\cdot12500$