Question

Students are voting on the color of T-shirts to wear on their field trip. There are 160 students–65 boys and 95 girls–going on the field trip. A random sample of students is chosen. Surveying the random sample produced a representative sample of the population. Which was most likely true of the representative sample?
The representative sample contained all 160 students.

The representative sample contained more boys than girls.

The representative sample contained more girls than boys.

The representative sample contained an equal number of boys and girls.

Answer 1

I think the most likely representative sample had more girls than boys that were surveyed for it.

Answer 2

Answer: The representative sample contained more girls than boys.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The total number of students = 160

The number of girls = 95

The number of boys = 65

Clearly, the number of girls is more than the number of boys.

Therefore, the sample should contain more girls than boys.

Hence, the third option is the right option.

The representative sample contained more girls than boys.