A poll is conducted to determine who is most likey 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?
In sample 1, Candidate A received 346 votes and in sample 2, Candidate A received 248 votes.
So, the total number of votes Candidate A received in both samples is 346 + 248 = 594.
The total number of residents polled is 500 + 500 = 1000.
Therefore, the percentage of residents who would vote for Candidate A is (594/1000) x 100 = 59.4%.
So, 59.4% of the total polled residents would vote for Candidate A as the town mayor.