Parking at a University Has Become a Problem

question 27

Multiple Choice

Parking at a university has become a problem. University administrators are interested in determining the average time it takes a student to find a parking spot. An administrator inconspicuously followed 270 students and recorded how long it took each of them to find a parking spot. Identify the variable of interest to the university administration.

• A) time to find a parking spot
• B) students who drive cars on campus
• C) number of empty parking spots
• D) number of students who cannot find a spot

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