The total number of students in her representative sample is:
25 male students + 25 female students = 50 students per high school
50 students per high school x 10 high schools = 500 students
Therefore, Kendra included a total of 500 students in her representative sample to calculate the average height of first-year high school students in her town.
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? (1 point)
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