Of the last 16 contestants on a game show, 12 qualified for the bonus round. Considering this data, how many of the next 12 contestants would you expect to qualify for the bonus round? ? contestants

9 contestants.

Step-by-step explanation:

Out of the 16 contestants, 12 of them qualified for the bonus round.

This means, that 12/16, or 75% of the contestants qualified for the bonus round.

Out of the remaining 12 contestants, I would expect (75%)(12), or 9 contestants to qualify for the next bonus round.

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8 contestants

Step-by-step explanation:

16 - 12 = 4

So we lost 4 contestants.

12 - 4 = 8