Question

adela is organizing a fundraiser at vista middle school. each student at the school will be making and selling an alebrije. students can choose to make any animal shown in the table. adela surveys a random sample of 30 students to see which animal they will choose. which claim is most strongly supported by the data? about half the students at the school will make a cat or a frog. the least popular animal to make will be a pig. more students at the school will make a hippo than a frog. exactly 6 students at the school will make a hippo.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the proportion of students choosing cat or frog

The number of students choosing cat or frog is \(10 + 5=15\). The proportion is \(\frac{15}{30}=\frac{1}{2}\). But this is a sample, not the whole school.

Step2: Check the least - popular animal in the sample

In the sample, pig has 4 votes. But it's just a sample, we can't be sure it's the least - popular in the whole school.

Step3: Compare the number of students choosing hippo and frog in the sample

In the sample, 6 students choose hippo and 5 choose frog. Since it's a random sample, it's a reasonable inference that more students in the school will make a hippo than a frog.

Step4: Analyze the claim about exactly 6 students making a hippo

The sample has 6 students choosing hippo. But for the whole school (not just the sample of 30), we can't say exactly 6 students will make a hippo.

Answer:

More students at the school will make a hippo than a frog.