Question

The pie chart below shows the favorite snacks of 24 people.


Estimate the number of people whose favorite snack is chips if there are 720 people in a village.

• A. 320
• B. 360
• C. 280
• D. 270

Answer 1

The correct option is D 270


Total number of people = 8 + 9 + 7 = 24.

Number of people liked chips out of 25 = 9

So, experimental propability of a $\text{person to choose chips}=\frac{9}{24}$

∴ Prediction of number of people who like chips = Experimental probability × number of people

$=\frac{9}{24}\times 720$

= 270

Hence, it is estimated that 270 people prefer chips as snacks out of all people in the village.