Question

Rob bought a 4-pound bag of gumballs for his gumball machine. He wonders how many cherry gumballs, his favorite flavor, are in the bag. It would take a long time to check all the gumballs, so Rob pulls out a random pile of 50 gumballs and uses that to make his estimate.
What sample is Rob using?

1.all the gumballs in the bag
2.the 50 gumballs rob pulled out
3. the gumballs that are not cherry
4.all the cherry gumballs in the bag

Answer 1

Rob is using **2. the 50 gumballs Rob pulled out** as his sample.