Question

Awesome Almonds wants to see if their new almond flavor is enjoyed more by high school or middle school students. They decide to visit one middle school and one high school in Houston, TX. After interviewing 50 students at each school, they determine that middle school students like their almonds more than the high school students do. What is the sample of the population?

Answer 1

Their sample is the 50 students in both the high school and middle school. :D

Answer 2

All the students who attend one middle school and one high school in Houston, TX.

Explanation:

We are given that,

Awesome Almond wants to survey whether their new flavor is enjoyed more by high school or middle school students.

For the survey, they visited 1 middle school and 1 high school in Houston, TX.

The concluded that middle school students prefer their almonds more than high school students.

Since, they surveyed the middle school and high school students in Houston, TX and gave the conclusion.

Thus, the sample of the population for the survey would be,

All students who attend one middle school and one high school in Houston, TX.