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)
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To find the percentage of total polled residents who would vote for Candidate A, we need to add up the number of people who would vote for Candidate A in each sample and then divide by the total number of people polled.
For Sample 1:
Number of residents voting for Candidate A = 346
Number of residents polled = 500
For Sample 2:
Number of residents voting for Candidate A = 248
Number of residents polled = 500
Total number of residents voting for Candidate A = 346 + 248 = 594
Total number of residents polled = 500 + 500 = 1000
Percentage of total polled residents who would vote for Candidate A:
(594 / 1000) * 100 = 59.4%
Therefore, 59.4% of the total polled residents would vote for Candidate A as the town mayor.