Exactly customers must have purchased fruit last Thursday.
Exactly customers must have purchased fruit last Thursday.
The best estimate for the number of customers who purchased fruit last Thursday is .
The best estimate for the number of customers who purchased fruit last Thursday is .
Explanation
Correct answer: D.
Choice D is correct. It's given that the manager took a random selection of the receipts of customers from a total of . It's also given that of those receipts, showed that the customer had purchased fruit. This means that an appropriate estimate of the fraction of customers who purchased fruit is , or . Multiplying this fraction by the total number of customers yields . Therefore, the best estimate for the number of customers who purchased fruit is .
Desmos solution:
Note: The sample proportion estimates 375 customers, so choose the conclusion that says best estimate rather than exactly.
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Why the other choices are wrong
Choice A
Choice A is incorrect because an exact number of customers can't be known from taking a random selection. Additionally, choice A may also be the result of a calculation error.
Choice B
Choice B is incorrect because an exact number of customers can't be known from taking a random selection.
Choice C
Choice C is incorrect and may result from a calculation error.