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If 48 people visit the theater, about how many should buy popcorn? |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | 70% of the light bulbs a factory tests pass inspection. If 90 bulbs are tested, about how many should pass? |  |  |  | 2.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | A fair six-sided number cube is rolled 20 times. About how many times should it land on an even number? |  |  |  | 3.  \u003Cbr>4. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | A carnival game gives a prize to 1 out of every 10 players. If 80 people play, about how many should win a prize? |  |  |  | 5.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | A weather forecaster predicts rain on 3 out of every 5 days. Over 20 days, about how many should have rain? |  |  |  | 6.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | A quiz show contestant guesses randomly on questions with 4 answer choices. Out of 104 guesses, about how many should be correct? |  |  |  | 7.  \u003Cbr>8. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | A weather app says there is a 5 in 6 chance of sun each day. Over 42 days, about how many should be sunny? |  |  |  | 9.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | At a school fair, 1 out of every 3 raffle tickets is a winner. If 30 tickets are sold, about how many should win? |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | A spinner has 4 equal sections colored red, blue, green, and yellow. The spinner is spun 28 times. About how many times should it land on red? |  |  |  | 11.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | A jar holds an equal number of jelly beans in 6 flavors. If 60 jelly beans are picked, about how many should be lemon? |  |  |  | 12.  \u003Cbr>13. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 11) | 90% of the seeds in a packet will sprout. 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