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An environmental science teacher at a high school with a large population of students was curious whether the majority (more than half) of students at the school regularly recycle plastic bottles. The teacher selected a random sample of 146 students at the school to interview, then asked each student: "Do you recycle plastic bottles more often than you throw them in the trash?" (Yes/No) . Suppose that 89 of the students answered "Yes".
-How could we use coins, a spinner, or cards to simulate one of the samples in the simulated null distribution? Select all that apply.


A) Flip a coin 146 times, where heads represents "answered Yes". Count the number of heads in 146 flips.
B) Create a spinner with 61% shaded to represent "answered Yes". Spin the spinner 146 times and count the number of times the spinner lands in the shaded area.
C) Have 5 black cards and 5 red cards where black represents "answered Yes". Draw with replacement from the cards 146 times and count the number of times a black card is drawn.
D) Create a spinner with 50% shaded to represent "answered Yes". Spin the spinner 146 times and count the number of times the spinner lands in the shaded area.

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