Kendra wants to know the average height of first-year high school students in her town. She randomly picked 25 male and 25 female students from each of the 10 high schools in her town. From the data she collected, she concluded that the average height of first-year high school students in her town is 5 feet, 7 inches. How many students in total were included in her representative sample?

Question

__ students

Answer 1

Kendra picked 25 male and 25 female students from each of the 10 high schools in her town.

To find the total number of students in the sample, we can calculate:

1. Number of students from one high school: 25 male + 25 female = 50 students
2. Total number of students from 10 high schools: 50 students/high school × 10 high schools = 500 students

Therefore, the total number of students in her representative sample is 500 students.