To determine the percentage of residents who would vote for Candidate A, we need to add up the number of residents who chose Candidate A in Sample 1 and Sample 2.
Sample 1: 154 residents chose Candidate A
Sample 2: 252 residents chose Candidate A
Total residents who would vote for Candidate A: 154 + 252 = 406 residents
Now, to find the percentage of the total polled residents who would vote for Candidate A, we calculate:
(406 / 1000) * 100 = 40.6%
Therefore, 40.6% 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 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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