Question
Before an election 5,000 voters were asked for their preferences 1,200 said they would vote for candidate A 3,000 preferred candidate B and the rest were undecided what is the relative frequency of undecided voters Express the answer and decimal form A.) 0.84 B.) 0.16 C.)800. D.) 0.27
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To find the relative frequency of undecided voters, we need to subtract the number of voters who prefer candidate A and candidate B from the total number of voters and then divide by the total number of voters:
Number of undecided voters = Total number of voters - Number of voters for candidate A - Number of voters for candidate B
Number of undecided voters = 5000 - 1200 - 3000
Number of undecided voters = 800
Relative frequency of undecided voters = Number of undecided voters / Total number of voters
Relative frequency of undecided voters = 800 / 5000
Relative frequency of undecided voters = 0.16
Therefore, the answer is B.) 0.16.
Number of undecided voters = Total number of voters - Number of voters for candidate A - Number of voters for candidate B
Number of undecided voters = 5000 - 1200 - 3000
Number of undecided voters = 800
Relative frequency of undecided voters = Number of undecided voters / Total number of voters
Relative frequency of undecided voters = 800 / 5000
Relative frequency of undecided voters = 0.16
Therefore, the answer is B.) 0.16.