To find the percentage of residents who would vote for Candidate A, we need to add up the number of residents who would vote for Candidate A in each sample and then divide by the total number of residents polled.
In Sample 1, 346 residents would vote for Candidate A.
In Sample 2, 248 residents would vote for Candidate A.
Adding these together, we get:
346 + 248 = 594 residents would vote for Candidate A out of a total of 500 + 500 = 1000 residents.
So, the percentage of residents who would vote for Candidate A is:
(594/1000) * 100 = 59.4%
Therefore, approximately 59.4% of the total polled residents would vote for Candidate A as the town mayor.
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?
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