People living in Danville took a poll about their favorite popsicle flavors.

Orange
2 7
Cherry
1 7
Strawberry
4 7
Favorite popsicle flavors

If 14 people were surveyed, how many people voted for orange?

Respuesta :

From the poll results, we see that out of every 7 people surveyed:

2 voted for Orange

1 voted for Cherry

4 voted for Strawberry

To find the proportion of people who voted for Orange out of every 7 surveyed, we take the ratio of people who chose Orange to the total surveyed for every 7 people:

2 people voting for Orange

7 people surveyed

7 people surveyed

2 people voting for Orange

Now, if 14 people were surveyed, we can calculate how many people voted for Orange by scaling this ratio up:

2

7

×

14

=

4

7

2

×14=4

So, according to the poll, 4 people voted for Orange.