Vending Machines on a College Campus Offer a Variety of Snacks.The

question 17

Multiple Choice

Vending machines on a college campus offer a variety of snacks.The purchasing agent believes that each type of snack is equally preferred by students and consequently orders
Equal quantities.The number of snacks sold from vending machines on this campus for the
Last six months is shown in the following table.If the purchasing agent is correct, how many
Candy bars would we expect to have been sold? $\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Snack Type } & \text { Chips } & \text { Candy Bars } & \text { Crackers } & \text { Nuts } \\\hline \text { Purchase Frequency } & 159 & 198 & 174 & 149 \\\hline\end{array}$

• A) 170
• B) 198
• C) 125
• D) 180
• E) 680

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