Question

car. their responses are shown in the table below.

car color
blue	5
red	18
gray	27
silver	14
white	16

using proportional reasoning, how many students out of the 1,000 would you expect to prefer a silver car?
○ 14
○ 66
○ 175
○ 212

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total surveyed students

$5 + 18 + 27 + 14 + 16 = 80$

Step2: Find silver preference proportion

$\frac{14}{80} = 0.175$

Step3: Scale to 1000 students

$1000 \times 0.175 = 175$

Answer:

175 (Option C)