On Wednesday, 6 out of the first 10 students who ate a school lunch chose chocolate milk to drink. Based on this information, if 730 students ate a school lunch on Wednesday, how many students could be expected to have NOT chosen chocolate milk to drink?

Respuesta :

If 6 out of the first 10 students who ate a school lunch chose chocolate milk to drink, we can assume that the same proportion applies to the total number of students who ate a school lunch on Wednesday.

To find out how many students could be expected to have NOT chosen chocolate milk, we need to subtract the number of students who chose chocolate milk from the total number of students.

First, let's calculate the number of students who chose chocolate milk:

- If 6 out of 10 students chose chocolate milk, then the proportion is 6/10.

- To find the number of students who chose chocolate milk out of 730 students, we multiply the proportion by the total number of students: (6/10) * 730 = 438.

Next, let's subtract the number of students who chose chocolate milk from the total number of students:

- The number of students who did not choose chocolate milk is 730 - 438 = 292.

Therefore, we can expect that 292 students could have NOT chosen chocolate milk to drink.