Package design is an important marketing tool, especially when marketing to children. The same food was presented to children using three different packaging designs. Each child was asked to select his or her favorite. In a taste test among 243 children, 55 selected package A as tasting best, 112 selected package B as tasting best, and 76 selected package C as tasting best.If there is no difference in the products in the 3 package designs, how many children out of the 243 would you expect to pick package B as tasting best?
A)112
B)61
C)121
D)81

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If there is no difference in the products, each package should be equally likely to be chosen. Therefore, each package would be expected to be chosen by one-third of the children. One-third of 243 is 81.

Package Design Is an Important Marketing Tool, Especially When Marketing