Of 118 Randomly Selected Adults, 34 Were Found to Have $18.1 \% < p < 39.6 \%$

question 42

Multiple Choice

Of 118 randomly selected adults, 34 were found to have high blood pressure. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the true percentage of all adults that have high blood pressure.

• A) \(18.1 \% < p < 39.6 \%\)
• B) \(21.9 \% < p < 35.7 \%\)
• C) \(19.1 \% < p < 38.5 \%\)
• D) \(20.6 \% < p < 37.0 \%\)

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