A large jar contains an unknown number of red gumballs and 150 green gumballs.  As part of a seventh grade project the teacher asks Carlos to estimate the total number of gumballs in the jar using a sample.  Carlos draws a sample of 50 gumballs, of which 19 are red and 31 are green.  Use Carlos' sample to estimate the number of gumballs in the jar. There are approximately Answer gumballs in the jar.

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A large jar contains an unknown number of red gumballs and 150 green gumballs.  As part of a seventh grade project the teacher asks Carlos to estimate the total number of gumballs in the jar using a sample.  Carlos draws a sample of 50 gumballs, of which 19 are red and 31 are green.  Use Carlos' sample to estimate the number of gumballs in the jar.

There are approximately Answer gumballs in the jar.  [Round your answer to the nearest whole number.]

 
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