A teacher gives each of five students a box that contains 25 red balls, 25 blue balls, 25 green balls, and 25 purple balls. The students each picked a different number of balls out of their box and recorded their results in this table. What can you conclude from the table?
A) The more balls a student picked, the closer she or he came to the expected number per color.
B) The student who picked 10 balls came closest to the expected number of balls per color.
C) The fewer balls a student picked, the closer she or he came to the expected number per color.
D) The student who picked 15 balls came closest to the expected number of balls per color.
b?
It's A
Obviously we can't see your table.
To reach the correct conclusion, we need to analyze the table provided by the students. Since we don't have the table at hand, we can't directly determine the answer. However, I can guide you on how to reach the correct conclusion based on the information provided.
First, look at the expected number of balls per color, which is 25 for each color. Then, compare this expected number with the number of balls picked by each student. Keep in mind that the student coming closest to the expected number per color would be the one who picked the most accurate number of balls.
By examining the table, calculate the difference between the number of balls each student picked and the expected number (25) for each color. Add the absolute values of these differences and identify the student with the smallest total difference. This student would be the one who came closest to the expected number of balls per color.
Based on the calculations, if the student who picked 10 balls had the smallest total difference, then the correct answer would be B) The student who picked 10 balls came closest to the expected number of balls per color. If the student who picked 15 balls had the smallest total difference, then the correct answer would be D) The student who picked 15 balls came closest to the expected number of balls per color.
Without the actual table data, we cannot determine the correct answer definitively.