Provide an Appropriate Response $\text {Americans say keep the penny }$

question 114

Essay

Provide an appropriate response.
-Identify the sample space of the probability experiment: recording a response to the survey question and the
gender of the respondent. $\text {Americans say keep the penny }$
$\text {Do you favor abolishing the penny?}$

$\text {Source: Harris interactive poll of 2136 adults taken June 10-16. }$
$\text {By Shannon Reilly and Robert W. Ahrens, USA. Today}$

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