A random sample of 205 people in a town was surveyed about the kind of pet they owned. 43 of the people in the survey said that they own a dog. The total population of the town is 10,250 people. What would be a reasonable prediction of the number of people in the total population that own a dog?

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Tobias Mcmahon

1 May, 12:39

A random sample of 205 people in a town was surveyed about the kind of pet they owned. 43 of the people in the survey said that they own a dog. The total population of the town is 10,250 people. What would be a reasonable prediction of the number of people in the total population that own a dog?

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Bentley Horn · Answer 1

43 / 205 = x / 10250

Amount of people with a dog and surveyed devided by the surveyed amount of people must equal

The total amount of dogs devided by the total amount of people

10250 * 34 / 205 = 2150