Agroup of randomly selected members of the foodies food club were asked to pick their favorite type of food. the bar graph below shows the results of the survey. there are 244 members in the foodies.
american = 6
chinese = 4.5
italian = 14
mexican = 8
other = 2
based on the data, what is the most reasonable estimate for the number of the foodies members whose favorite food type is italian?
a. 62
b. 98
c. 112
d. 146