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Aimee and Stan work in the same department for a large corporation. They are curious about the proportion of their coworkers who have children. Aimee obtains a list of all the workers in the department, randomly picks 20 names from the list, and asks those coworkers if they have children. She finds that 72% of those surveyed have children. Stan waits in the break room one morning and asks the first 20 coworkers that pass by if they have children. He finds that 85% of those surveyed have children. Which result is the better estimate of the proportion of coworkers who have children?

Neither result is a good estimate.


85%


72%


Both results are equally good estimates.

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Answer:

I think 40 percent

Explanation:

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