A pole is conducted to determine who is most likely to win the election for town mayor two random samples of 500 residents each are pulled the data is in the table what percentage of the total hold residents would vote for candidate a as the town mayor
In order to determine the percentage of total residents who would vote for candidate A as the town mayor, we need to add up the number of residents in each sample who would vote for candidate A.
Sample 1:
- Residents who would vote for candidate A: 200
- Residents in sample 1: 500
Sample 2:
- Residents who would vote for candidate A: 150
- Residents in sample 2: 500
Total number of residents who would vote for candidate A: 200 + 150 = 350
Total number of residents in the town: 500 + 500 = 1000
Percentage of total residents who would vote for candidate A: (350/1000) * 100% = 35%
Therefore, 35% of the total residents would vote for candidate A as the town mayor.