A class of 12 girls and 14 boys is going to choose 3 students to represent them in student government. Allie suggested that the first 3 students to arrive in class the next day should be the representatives. Bobby suggested that each student roll 2 numbers cubes and the 3 students with the highest sum should be the representatives. Whose method would result in a fair sample that represents the class population, and why?

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anonymous · Answer

Allie, because every student has an equal chance to arrive first in class the next day 

 Allie, because students who arrive first in class are the most responsible 

 Bobby, because every student has an equal chance to get a high sum 

 Bobby, because students with the highest sum will be the most popular students

anonymous · Answer

Allie, because the ones who arrive first are more punctual and it is open to every student to show up first. With Bobby, it is a game of chance.

sheraz12345 · Answer

Third i guess

anonymous · Answer

I have one more question

anonymous · Answer

Marc, a high school senior, was given an eighth-grade science exam and he scored 85%. Is this an accurate predictor of how well students in the eighth-grade science class will perform on the exam? 

 No, because Marc is not representative of the population in the eighth-grade class 

 No, because Marc scored too high on the test 

 Yes, because Marc scored high so the test is easy 

 Yes, because Marc is representative of the population in the eighth-grade class