Question

A poll is conducted to determine who is most likely to win the election for town mayor. Two random samples of 500 residents each are polled. The data is as follows. Candidate A Candidate B Total Sample 1 346 154 500 Sample 2 248 252 500 What percentage of the total polled residents would vote for Candidate A as the town mayor? (1 point)

Answer 1

To calculate the percentage of residents who would vote for Candidate A, we add the number of residents who would vote for Candidate A in both samples (346 + 248) and divide by the total number of residents polled (500 + 500).

(346 + 248) / (500 + 500) = 594 / 1000 = 0.594

Convert this to a percentage:

0.594 x 100 = 59.4%

Therefore, 59.4% of the total polled residents would vote for Candidate A as the town mayor.