5/3/10

May 3rd, 2010

LOG PROBLEM

If a representative sample shows that 1 out of 3 people voted yes on the soda tax, then how many people voted yes out of 25,000 people?

WORK TODAY

1. If 7 out of 10 people surveyed at Wilson like strawberry ice cream, how many people like strawberry ice cream out of 800?

2. If 82 out of 100 people surveyed in Northeast Philadelphia like water ice, how many people like water ice out of 320,000?

3. If 21 out of 28 people surveyed in the 7th grade play basketball, how many 7th graders play basketball out of 275?

4. If 7 out of 15 people surveyed in Philadelphia like the pitching of Jamie Moyer, how many people like the pitching out of 1.3 million?

5. If 5out of 8 people surveyed in Philadelphia like the soccer team Philadelphia Union, how many people like the Union out of 1 million?

6. If 425 out of 1000 people surveyed in the world use plastic water bottles , how many people use plastic bottles in the world (World Population 6.4 billion)?

7. If 31 out of 50 people have visited the Philadelphia Art Museum, how many people HAVE NOT visited the museum in a group of 8,500?

8. If 4 out of 5 students in classes 706 and 707 enjoy using the blog instead copying problems, how many students DO NOT prefer the blog if there are 66 students in each class?

9. If 18 out of 100 people root for the Giants (boo) over the Eagles in Northeastern Pennsylvania, how many people root for the Giants in Pennsylvania if the population is 6.4 million?