Solve the Problem. -A Newspaper Article About the Results of a Poll States

question 130

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A newspaper article about the results of a poll states: "In theory, the results of such a poll, in 99 cases out of 100 should differ by no more than 6 percentage points in either direction from what would have been obtained by interviewing all voters in the United States." Find the sample size suggested by this statement.

• A)268
• B)19
• C)461
• D)378

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