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?
To find the percentage of total polled residents that would vote for Candidate A, we need to add up the number of residents who would vote for Candidate A in both samples and then divide by the total number of residents polled.
In Sample 1, 346 residents would vote for Candidate A.
In Sample 2, 248 residents would vote for Candidate A.
Total number of residents voting for Candidate A = 346 + 248 = 594
Total number of residents polled = 500 + 500 = 1000
Percentage of total polled residents voting 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.