Making Predictions Sample Population

The randomly selected smaller group being surveyed is called ...

• sample

• population

Q1. How many apples are there?

• A) 94

• B) 104

• C) 204

• D) 224

• 15,760

• 17,560

• 16,760

• 16,660

• 10,820

• 10,920

• 11,820

• 11,920

• 12,200

• 1,300

• 13,100

• 13,200

A fisherman took a sample of fish with a large fishing net from a lake. In the net there were 15 bass, 12 trout, 8 blue gill, and 11 catfish. There are an estimated 10,000 fish in the lake. Based on the sample, how many of those fish are catfish?

• 1,789 catfish

• 2,391 catfish

• 2,981 catfish

• 7,459 catfish

The manager of a landscaping company randomly selected a sample of receipts from last year and found that 17 customers bought azaleas, 26 customers bought pansies, and 7 customers bought geraniums. Based on the sample, estimate how many of the 4,750 customers last year bought azaleas and geraniums.

• 1425
• 1475
• 1525
• 1575

• 23
• 25
• 35
• 50

Mrs. Collins made a scatterplot to show the relationship between the number of absences and a student’s final exam score. Based on this scatterplot, a student with 6 absences should get approximately what score on the final exam?

• 65

• 92

• 70

• 76