Question

suppose that a poll taken 10 years ago found that 54% of parents spank their children. suppose a recent poll of 250 adult with children find that 111 indicated that they spank their children .

Answer 1

In the recent poll, 135 out of 250 parents indicated that they spank their children, which is equivalent to a percentage of 54%.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to find the percentage of parents who spanked their children in the recent poll, we can set up a proportion using the information from the poll taken 10 years ago. Let x represent the percentage of parents who spanked their children in the recent poll. We can write the equation 54/100 = x/250. To find x, we can cross multiply and solve for x:

54 * 250 = 100 * x

13500 = 100 * x

x = 13500/100

x = 135

Therefore, 135 out of 250 parents indicated that they spank their children, which is equivalent to a percentage of 54%.