In a school with 2,000 students, a random sample of 120 students were asked which fruit is their favorite. Their responses are shown in the table below.
Survey Responses
Favorite Fruit Number of
Students
Banana
23
Apple
18
Orange
34
Peach
27
Pear
18
Using proportional reasoning, about how many students out of the 2,000 would you expect to select an orange as
their favorite fruit?
about 34 students
about 58 students
about 283 students
about 567 students