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?
The total number of residents polled is 1000 (500 in Sample 1 + 500 in Sample 2). The total number of residents who would vote for Candidate A is 346 in Sample 1 + 248 in Sample 2 = 594.
To find the percentage, divide the number of residents who would vote for Candidate A by the total number of residents polled and multiply by 100:
(594/1000) x 100 = 59.4%
Therefore, approximately 59.4% of the total polled residents would vote for Candidate A as the town mayor.