Question

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Answer 1

The following table shows the data collected from 2 random samples of 100 students each from an after-school club regarding their favorite outdoor activity:


Sample Canoeing Bike Racing Reading Total
1 40 35 25 100
2 45 40 15 100


Which of the following observations can be made about the number of students in the club who prefer canoeing?
It is more than the number of students who prefer bike racing and reading combined.
It is less than the number of students who prefer bike racing and reading combined.
It is equal to the number of students who prefer reading.
It is less than the number of students who prefer bike racing.

Answer 2

which is true?

Answer 3

what? sorry i dont understand the question.

Answer 4

so what are they asking about?

Answer 5

they want to know why people prefer canoeing

Answer 6

mathmatical wise

Answer 7

um, you should re-read the question

Answer 8

?

Answer 9

there is nothing about "why" people prefer canoeing.

Answer 10

oh

Answer 11

what observations can be made with the number of people who prefer canoeing?

Answer 12

?

Answer 13

so how many prefer canoeing?

Answer 14

40

Answer 15

um, is that the total for both samples?

Answer 16

oh no sorry! i was just reading the first sample, my bad.

Answer 17

85?

Answer 18

again with the ? ?

Answer 19

sorry! ill try to be more confident haha

Answer 20

okay, so look at the first comparison... what do they want you to compare?

Answer 21

what do you mean?

Answer 22

read it please

Answer 23

hint: the "It" at the beginning refers to the number of students in the club who prefer canoeing.

Answer 24

ok so in sample one only 40 people prefered canoeing, but in sample 2 45 prefered canoeing

Answer 25

that is not what they are asking you to compare

Answer 26

oh theyre comparing the amount of people who prefer canoeing to the other activities?

Answer 27

"It" is more than the number of students who prefer bike racing and reading combined.

hint: the "It" at the beginning refers to the number of students in the club who prefer canoeing.

Answer 28

like bike racing and reading?

Answer 29

there you go... in this comparison it's bike racing and reading combined... meaning to do what with those numbers?

Answer 30

subtract..?

Answer 31

so you're making a cake and the direstions ask you to combine ingredients. does that mean remove (or "subtract") the eggs and oil from the dry ingredients?

Answer 32

no doesnt it mean to add the ingrediants? since they want you "combine" the ingrediants?

Answer 33

exactly, but where's the confidence?

now, apply to this situation. do they want you to subtract the number of students who prefer bike racing from those that prefer reading? if not, what do they want you to do with them?

Answer 34

they want you to add them! (confidence)

Answer 35

very good, so how many is that?

Answer 36

200 i think

Answer 37

there are a total of 200 combined in the 2 samples. do all of them prefer bike racing or reading?

Answer 38

wait hold on im confused

Answer 39

i thought they wanted us to add ALL of the numbers

Answer 40

how many from the first sample prefer bike racing?

Answer 41

how many from the second sample prefer bike racing?

Answer 42

75

Answer 43

how many from the first sample prefer reading?

Answer 44

40

Answer 45

how many from the second sample prefer reading?

Answer 46

15

Answer 47

oh ok ok i get it now lol i was confused for a minute but im understanding it again.

Answer 48

how many from the first sample prefer bike racing? -> 35
how many from the second sample prefer bike racing? -> 40
how many from the first sample prefer reading? -> 25
how many from the second sample prefer reading? -> 15

what is the " number of students who prefer bike racing and reading combined"?

Answer 49

115

Answer 50

excellent! now campare that to the number of students who prefer canoeing.

Answer 51

compare not campare

Answer 52

oh ok! so more people prefer bike riding and reading than canoeing

Answer 53

so, which of the statements is correct?

Answer 54

b- it is less than then number of students who prefer bike racing anbd reading combined

Answer 55

awesome!!!

good job, i have to go now.

best of luck and keep up the good work. you can do this, take your time, read and understand, gather the appropriate info and answer the question being asked... with confidence!

you will get quicker at this just keep at it!!!

Answer 56

thank you so so much for your help! i feel so much more confident now!

Answer 57

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