Maritza plays in a softball league. She wants to know about how many players in the league also play basketball. Because there are 225 players in the league, she chooses the names of45 of the players and asks them whether they also play basketball. Describe the population and the sample. What is the size of the population, and what is the size of the sample? Show your work.

Answer 1

Population: All players in the softball league
- Size of population: 225 players

Sample: The 45 players Maritza chose to ask whether they also play basketball
- Size of sample: 45 players

Work:
Population size: 225 players
Sample size: 45 players

Therefore, Maritza selected a sample size of 45 players from a population of 225 players.