Carl wants to estimate the number of students in 5th grade who like to play basketball. He needs to create a random sample of students. How should Carl collect his sample? Carl should ask 30 students who are playing football. Carl should ask 30 students who are playing basketball. Carl should ask 30 students who go to the same school. Carl should ask 30 5th–grade students.

ask 30 5th grade students

Step-by-step explanation:

if you only ask a certain group then you wont get a accurate answer

answer: $53750

steps:

list the principal and interest after the n-th year:

n       principal   simple interest

1     12500     375

2     25000     750

3     37500     1125

4     50000     1500

sum: $50000     $3750

total at end of year 4: $53750