the correct answer is a bag containing 12 chips in three different colors, with four of each color (option A)
Explanation:
number of groups of student = 3
We need to select one out of the three.
The option that can be used to simulate this choice is having 12 chips in three different colours. Each colour will have 4 each.
The 3 different colours represent the 3 different groups. While each 4 number of a colour represent the number of students in each group.
Hence, the correct answer is a bag containing 12 chips in three different colors, with four of each color (option A)