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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Answer 1

The total number of students included in Kendra's representative sample would be 25 males + 25 females = 50 students per high school. Since there are 10 high schools, the total number of students in the sample would be 50 students per high school x 10 high schools = 500 students.