Question

josé is a student at lake middle school. for a math project, he needs to find out how many pets a typical student at lake middle school has. from which group can josé collect data to answer the question? all students at lake middle school all students in josés school district all students in the schools dance club all students who live in josés town

Explanation:

José wants to know how many pets a typical student at Lake Middle School has. The population of interest is students at Lake Middle School.

• All students at Lake Middle School: This is the relevant group as it directly pertains to the students of the school in question.
• All students in José’s school district: This includes students from other schools in the district, not just Lake Middle School.
• All students in the school’s dance club: This is a subset of students (only those in the dance club), not representative of all students at the school.
• All students who live in José’s town: This includes students from other schools in the town, not just Lake Middle School.

Answer:

All students at Lake Middle School