A Recent Poll of 500 Residents in a Large Town

question 67

Multiple Choice

A recent poll of 500 residents in a large town found that only 36% were in favor of a proposed referendum to build a new high school.Find the margin of error for this poll if we want 90% confidence in our estimate of the percent of residents in favor of this proposed referendum.

• A)3.53%
• B)2.43%
• C)10%
• D)5%
• E)7.06%

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