Somebodymia surveys a random sample of 260 students from her middle school to learn what type of school lunch is preferred. the table below shows the result of the survey: lunch type sandwich hot dog salad number of students 122 15 123 which of the following inferences can be made based on the data? a sandwich is the most preferred lunch. sandwiches and salads are almost equally preferred. a hot dog is two times more popular than sandwich. a salad is almost two times more popular than a hot dog.

the answer is the second one

The correct answer is "Sandwiches and salads are almost equally preferred."  

Step-by-step explanation:

From the survey, we get

122 students prefers Sandwich

15 students prefers Hot Dog

123  students prefers Salad

We are going to analyse every option

A sandwich is the most preferred lunch.  FALSE

Most preferred lunch is Salad (123) ,  sandwich is 122

Sandwiches and salads are almost equally preferred.  TRUE

A hot dog is two times more popular than sandwich. FALSE

No,  hot dog is 15 ,  and sandwich is 122,  sandwich is more popular than hot dog

A salad is almost two times more popular than a hot dog. FALSE

No,  hot dog is just 15 , and salad 123 more than 8 times hot dog