A Report States That 40% of Home Owners Had a Vegetable

question 54

Multiple Choice

A report states that 40% of home owners had a vegetable garden. How large a sample is needed to estimate the true proportion of home owners who have vegetable gardens to within 3% with 99% confidence?

• A) 444
• B) 888
• C) 1776
• D) 3552

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