Please help solving this problem.
Solve the following word problem:
One poll reported that 48% of city residents were against building a new stadium. The polling service stated that the poll was accurate to within 3%. What is the minimum percent of city resident that oppose the stadium?
Is it right if we subtract 3% from 48%? Then the answer comes to 45%.
Please help solving this problem
Please correct me if I'm wrong with my thoughts of subtracting 3% from 48%. Then the answer comes to 45%.
Is it right?
To solve this problem, we need to consider the margin of error stated in the poll.
The margin of error is given as 3%, meaning that the reported percentage of 48% has an error range of plus or minus 3%.
To find the minimum percent of city residents that oppose the stadium, we need to subtract the margin of error from the reported percentage.
Let's break it down step by step:
1. Calculate the lower limit of the reported percentage:
Lower limit = Reported percentage - Margin of error
Lower limit = 48% - 3%
Lower limit = 45%
So, you are correct in subtracting 3% from the reported percentage. The minimum percent of city residents that oppose the stadium is 45%.