Question 1 • Algebra D E-Learning Fall 2023 and beyond
The manager of a convenience store wishes to determine how many cartons of eggs are damaged in shipment and delivery. For ten shipments of 1000 cartons of eggs, she examines every 50th carton to see how many cartons contain cracked eggs.Identify the population and the sample.
Answer
A
population: 1,000,000 cartons of eggssample: every 50th carton in each shipment
B
population: 1,000,000 cartons of eggssample: the 50th carton of eggs
C
population: 10 shipments of 1000 cartons of eggssample: every 50th carton in each shipment
D
population: 10 shipments of 1000 cartons of eggssample: the 50th carton of eggs
Explanation
The population is the full group the manager wants information about: all cartons in the ten shipments. At 1,000 cartons per shipment, that is 10,000 cartons total. The sample is the cartons she actually examines—every 50th carton in each shipment—so choice C is correct.
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