A Bakery Makes Three Types of Muffins to Be Distributed

question 27

Multiple Choice

A bakery makes three types of muffins to be distributed to local grocery stores: chocolate chip, blueberry, and banana nut. Each morning, the bakers produce 360 chocolate chip muffins, 420 blueberry muffins, and 180 banana nut. They want to package the muffins efficiently for shipping. The plan is to pack them in boxes so that every box has just one kind of muffin, and every box has the same number of muffins. What's the smallest number of boxes they can ship in total?

• A) 16 boxes
• B) 960 boxes
• C) 3 boxes
• D) 60 boxes

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Definitions:

Sampling Frame

The individuals or clusters of individuals in a population who might actually be selected for inclusion in the sample.

Quota Sampling

A sampling method where the selection of participants is based on pre-specified characteristics or quotas to ensure representation.

Nonprobability Sampling

A sampling technique where the samples are gathered in a process that does not give all the individuals in the population equal chances of being selected.

Simple Random Sampling

A sampling method where each member of a population has an equal chance of being selected, minimizing bias in the sample collected.