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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 56mins
Brady wants to know the favorite sport of adults in his hometown. He surveys 50 adults at a baseball game.
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Ariana wants to know the favorite type of music for students in her class. She puts the names of all the students in a hat, draws 8 names, and surveys those students.
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In Letcher County, residents were surveyed about a new skateboard park.
Would you like to waste the taxpayers' money to build a frivolous skateboard park?
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In Letcher County, residents were surveyed about a new skateboard park.
Do you favor a new skateboard park?
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For a survey, a company manager assigned a number to each of the company's 500 employees, and put the numbers in a bag. The manager chose 20 numbers and surveyed the employees with those numbers.
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When it comes to pets, do you prefer dogs?
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What is your favorite season?
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Jacob decides to use a sample to determine his classmates' favorite color. He asks, " Is green your favorite color?"
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Hanna wants to find out the favorite foods of students at her middle school. She asks the boys' basketball team about their favorite foods.
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Scott wants to know what elective subjects the students at his school like best. He surveys students who are leaving band class.
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To choose a sample for a survey of seventh graders, the student council puts pieces of paper with the names of all seventh graders in bag, and selects 30 names.
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Isaiah wants to find out what sport seventh grade boys like most. He asks boys, " Is basketball your favorite sport?"
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You want to know what seventh graders think of their science class. You poll every 5th seventh grader that enters the school.
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Do you eat the recommended number of servings of fruits and vegetables?
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Do you want a delicious salad for lunch or the usual sandwich?
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A country music station wants to know what is the most popular type of music. They ask their listeners to call in and vote.
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You survey customers at a mall. You want to know which stores they shop at the most. You walk around a computer shop and choose 20 customers there for the survey.
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A college surveys every 4th female and every 5th male. They ask each student their opinion about elective class options.
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25% of the 7th grade class, 30% of the 8th grade class, and 40% of the 6th grade class are asked to decide what sport they like the best.
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In a bakery, the first 10 doughnuts of every batch are inspected for food quality. Each batch contains 1000 doughnuts.
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