how to do step 2

• Formula to calculate proportion of students who like blue


  Proportion of students who like blue = Number of students who like blue / Total number of students
• Step 1: Write down the formula

  Proportion of students who like blue = Number of students who like blue / Total number of students
• Step 2: Plug in the values

  Proportion of students who like blue = 50 / 200
• Step 3: Perform the division


  Proportion of students who like blue = 50 / 200 = 1 / 4
• Step 4: Convert the fraction to a decimal


  Proportion of students who like blue = 0.25
• The proportion of students who like blue, expressed as a decimal, is 0.25