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According to AccuData Media​ Research, 36% of televisions within the Chicago city limits are tuned to​ "Eyewitness News" at​ 5:00 pm on Sunday nights. At​ 5:00 pm on a given​ Sunday, 2500 such televisions are randomly selected and checked to determine what is being watched. Would it be unusual to find that 993993 of the 2500 televisions are tuned to​ "Eyewitness News"?

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Answer: Yes, it is unusual to find that 993 of the 2500 televisions are tuned to "Eyewitness News".

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of randomly selected televisions = 2500

Percentage of televisions within the Chicago city limits are tuned to "Eyewitness News" = 36%

So, Number of televisions within the Chicago city limits are tuned to "Eyewitness News" is given by


(36)/(100)* 2500\\\\=0.36* 2500\\\\=900

Yes, it is unusual to find that 993 of the 2500 televisions are tuned to "Eyewitness News".

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