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?
2 answers
For Sample 1, 69.2% of residents would vote for Candidate A (346/500 x 100). For Sample 2, 49.6% of residents would vote for Candidate A (248/500 x 100). To find the percentage for the total polled residents, we can add the number of votes for Candidate A in each sample and divide by the total number of voters: (346 + 248) / (500 + 500) x 100 = 47%. Therefore, 47% of the total polled residents would vote for Candidate A as the town mayor.
its 59.4 %