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Breanna wants to conduct a survey of her 900 classmates to determine which candidate for class treasurer, Aleshya or Esmeralda, is in the lead in the upcoming election. Breanna will ask the question: If the election were today, which candidate would get your vote?

Which of the following methods of surveying her classmates will allow Breanna to make valid conclusions about which candidate is in the lead?

Ask the first 600 students she sees.
Put the names of all the students in a hat, and draw 600 names. Ask those students whose names are drawn.

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