Shana lives in a town with a population of 130,000. Standing outside the largest grocery store, Shana surveyed people to find out how many have cats. Of the people she asked, 106 people had cats and 694 did not. How many cat owners are predicted to live in the town?

In Shana’s survey, 106 of 800 people had cats, so the sample proportion is 106 ÷ (106 + 694) = 0.1325. Applying that proportion to the town’s population gives 0.1325 × 130,000 = 17,225 predicted cat owners. This is choice C, though surveying only people outside one grocery store may not represent the whole town well.

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