Mr. Smith is planting a class garden for his third grade class. He surveys the class and determines that 65% prefer planting corn over tomatoes. The school's principal decides that the project is such a great idea that all third grade students in the school will participate. Is it correct to infer from Mr. Smith's survey that 65% of the school's third grade population prefer planting corn over tomatoes? Why or why not?

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Darryl Pruitt

25 March, 15:46

Mr. Smith is planting a class garden for his third grade class. He surveys the class and determines that 65% prefer planting corn over tomatoes. The school's principal decides that the project is such a great idea that all third grade students in the school will participate. Is it correct to infer from Mr. Smith's survey that 65% of the school's third grade population prefer planting corn over tomatoes? Why or why not?

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Savannah Perez · Answer 1

No, because he only surveyed his class which 65% of them prefer planting corn over tomatoes. In which it does not mean that the school's third grade population that prefers planting corn over tomatoes is 65%