Question

1. at a thanksgiving gathering, there is a bowl of 30 assorted candies. 30% of the candies are chocolate, 40% are caramel, and the rest are fruit flavored. if a guest randomly selects two candies from the bowl without replacement, which of the following is closest to the probability that both candies are caramel?
2. a bakery owner wants to gather feedback on her new thanksgiving - themed cupcakes. she decides to survey a sample of her customers who purchased the cupcakes during the thanksgiving week. the baker is considering the following methods of sampling:

• assign a number to each customer on the sales record and use a random number generator to select customers for the survey.
• divide customers into groups based on the type of cupcake they purchased (e.g., pumpkin spice, cranberry orange, apple cinnamon) and randomly select customers from each group.
• survey the first 50 customers who come into the bakery on the day after thanksgiving.
• select every 10th customer from the list of cupcake sales throughout thanksgiving week.

which sampling method is she not considering?

1. a bakery collected data on the number of pies they sold each day versus the high temperature for that day. they found a linear relationship and calculated the equation of the least - squares regression line to be:

number of pies sold = 20 + 0.5*(high temperature)
which of the following best interprets the slope of the regression line?

Explanation:

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Step1: Find number of caramel candies

Total candies = 30. Caramel candies = 40% of 30 = \( 0.4 \times 30 = 12 \).

Step2: Calculate probability of first caramel

Probability first candy is caramel: \( \frac{12}{30} \).

Step3: Calculate probability of second caramel (without replacement)

After one caramel is taken, remaining caramel = 11, total candies = 29. Probability second candy is caramel: \( \frac{11}{29} \).

Step4: Multiply probabilities

Probability both are caramel: \( \frac{12}{30} \times \frac{11}{29} = \frac{132}{870} \approx 0.1517 \), closest to 0.15? Wait, wait, 12/30=0.4, 11/29≈0.379, 0.4×0.379≈0.1516, but wait the options have 0.16? Wait maybe I miscalculated. Wait 30 candies, 40% caramel: 12. So first pick: 12/30, second: 11/29. 1211=132, 3029=870. 132÷870≈0.1517, which is closest to 0.15 (A) or 0.16 (B)? Wait 0.1517 is closer to 0.15? But maybe I made a mistake. Wait 30 candies, 40% is 12. So 12/30 11/29 = (1211)/(3029) = 132/870 ≈ 0.1517, which is approximately 0.15, but the option B is 0.16. Wait maybe the problem is with 30 candies, 40% is 12. Wait 12/30=0.4, 11/29≈0.379, 0.40.379≈0.1516, so closest to 0.15 (A) or 0.16 (B)? 0.1516 is closer to 0.15? But maybe the question has a typo, or I miscalculated. Wait the options: A is 0.15, B is 0.16. Let me check again. 12/30 = 2/5, 11/29 ≈ 0.3793. 2/5 11/29 = 22/145 ≈ 0.1517, so approximately 0.15, but the answer choices: A is 0.15, B is 0.16. Wait maybe the intended calculation is with replacement? No, it's without replacement. Wait maybe the problem is 30 candies, 40% caramel: 12. So 12/30 12/30? No, that's with replacement. But the problem says without replacement. Wait maybe the question is 30 candies, 40% caramel: 12. So 12/30 11/29 ≈ 0.15, but the option B is 0.16. Wait maybe I made a mistake. Wait 30 candies, 40% is 12. So 12/30 = 0.4, 11/29 ≈ 0.379, 0.40.379 ≈ 0.1516, which is approximately 0.15, but the answer is A? But the options have A as 0.15, B as 0.16. Wait maybe the problem is 30 candies, 40% caramel: 12. So 12/30 11/29 = 132/870 ≈ 0.1517, so closest to 0.15 (A) or 0.16 (B)? 0.1517 is 0.15 when rounded to two decimal places? Wait 0.1517 is 0.15 (to two decimal places) or 0.15 (to two significant figures). But the option B is 0.16. Wait maybe the question is with 30 candies, 40% caramel: 12. So 12/30 11/29 = 132/870 ≈ 0.1517, which is approximately 0.15, but maybe the answer is B? Wait no, 0.1517 is closer to 0.15 than 0.16? Wait 0.1517 - 0.15 = 0.0017, 0.16 - 0.1517 = 0.0083. So closer to 0.15. But the option A is 0.15. Wait maybe I made a mistake. Wait 30 candies, 40% is 12. So 12/30 = 0.4, 11/29 ≈ 0.379, 0.40.379 ≈ 0.1516, so the answer is A? But the original problem's options: (A) 0.15, (B) 0.16. So maybe the answer is A? Wait but let me check again. 1211=132, 3029=870. 132 divided by 870: 8700.15=130.5, 870*0.16=139.2. 132 is closer to 130.5 (0.15) than 139.2 (0.16). So the answer is A.

• Simple Random Sample: Assign numbers and use random generator (first method) – considered.
• Stratified Random Sample: Divide into groups (by cupcake type) and random select from each (second method) – considered.
• Convenience Sample: Survey first 50 customers on day after Thanksgiving (third method) – considered.
• Systematic Sample: Select every 10th customer (fourth method) – considered.
• Cluster Sample: Requires dividing into clusters (groups) and sampling entire clusters, but the second method is stratified (sampling from each group, not entire clusters). So she is NOT considering Cluster Sample.

The regression equation is \( \widehat{\text{number of pies sold}} = 20 + 0.5 \times (\text{high temperature}) \). The slope is 0.5, which represents the predicted change in number of pies sold for a 1 - degree increase in high temperature.

• Option A: Slope is 0.5, not 20 – incorrect.
• Option B: Says "the number of pies sold" (actual), but regression gives predicted – incorrect.
• Option C: For every 1 - degree increase in high temperature, the predicted number of pies sold increases by 0.5 – correct.
• Option D: Interprets slope in reverse (pies to temperature) – incorrect.
• Option E: Incorrect interpretation (slope and intercept misapplied) – incorrect.

Answer:

A. 0.15

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