A City Ordinance Requires That More Than 75% of Its

question 30

Multiple Choice

A city ordinance requires that more than 75% of its residents must agree to the construction of new public buildings (using tax dollars) before any such structures can be built. A proposal has been made to build a new recreational facility in the city, and sponsors of the proposal want to conduct a small survey to see if it would be approved if put to an official vote of all residents. A simple random sample of 150 residents revealed that 123 supported a change (and 27 did not) .
What are the null and alternative hypotheses in this situation?

• A) H₀:  = 112.5 H_a:  > 112.5
• B) H₀:  = 112.5 H_a:   112.5
• C) H₀: p = 0.75 H_a: p > 0.75
• D) H₀: p = 0.75 H_a: p  0.75

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