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Grade 7·9 problems·~12 min·Common Core Math - Grade 7·standard·7-sp-a-1

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A school principal wants to know how students feel about the
cafeteria menu. She surveys 40 randomly chosen students out of the
school's 800 students. What is the population in this situation?

The 40 students who were surveyed

All 800 students at the school

The cafeteria menu itself

The principal