Making Predictions

Pizza Hut surveyed a random sample of students to determine what pizza they prefer. Cheese pizza was preferred by 40 students. Pepperoni pizza was preferred by 28 students. Based on the results, how many of the 340 students in the 9th grade can be expected to prefer cheese pizza?

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Eight of the 11 people on the TRE Train are carrying a briefcase. Based on this information, if there are 700 people on the train, then about how many do NOT have a briefcase.

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Suppose a coin is flipped 10,000 times. What is a reasonable prediction for the number of times the coin lands on tails?

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On a youth soccer team 3 out of the 12 team members have played in previous years. Based on this information, if 150 kids are in the youth soccer league, then how many could be expected to have played the year before?

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A box of 25 lightbulbs is shipped to a hardware store. When it arrives, four of the bulbs are broken. Predict the number of broken lightbulbs in an order of 125 bulbs.

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The airport security randomly selected 36 suitcases from the security line. Of these bags, they screened 8 suitcases. Based on this information, what is the most reasonable prediction for the number of suitcases they will screen in a group of 180?

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In a game, the player wins if he rolls a 6 on a number cube (a dice). If the number cube is rolled 18 times, then what is the reasonable prediction for the number of UNSUCCESFUL rolls?

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A container of beads contains: 8 red beads, 6 yellow beads, and 6 green beads. A bead will be drawn from the basket and replaced 60 times. What is a reasonable prediction for the number of times a green or red bead is drawn?

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