A group of students wants to determine the favorite snack food at their school. they know they should use a sample because the student population at their high school is 5,000. what is the best way for them to get a random sample of 100 students? ask the teachers at the school their opinions. ask every 20th student until they reach 100 students. ask the first 100 students that get off the bus in the morning. ask all the students in the cafeteria during one of the four lunch periods.

Answer: The choice that makes the most sense is to ask the 20th student until they reach 100 students.

If they ask the 20th student, they will get a random sample. The rest of the choices are random, or would take too long.

Since the goal is about the student population's favorite snack, it doesn't make sense to ask the teacher. Asking kids over the bus isn't random because not all students ride the bus. Asking every student would take too long.