standard_description: Use data from a random sample to draw inferences about a population with an unknown characteristic of interest. Generate multiple samples (or simulated samples) of the same size to gauge the variation in estimates or predictions. For example, estimate the mean word length in a book by randomly sampling words from the book; predict the winner of a school election based on randomly sampled survey data. Gauge how far off the estimate or prediction might be.
problem_activity: Task
There are 270 students at Colfax Middle School, where the ratio of
boys to girls is 5:4. There are 180 students at Winthrop Middle
School, where the ratio of boys to girls is 4:5. The two schools
hold a dance and all students from both schools attend.  What
fraction of the students at the dance are girls?


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