Question

A pollster surveys 80 people to determine whether they will vote for Seth Gleason for mayor. 42 out of 80 say yes. What is the experimental probability that the next person surveyed will say he or she plans to vote for Seth Gleason?

Answer 1

42 out of 80

Explanation:

Given function:

• surveys 80 people
• 42 voted
• to find the experimental probability that the next person surveyed say yes or no..

Thinks:

• 42 out of 80 means 42:80 in ratio form
• if 42:80 that they’ll vote for Seth Gleason then this means that the next person have 42:80 chance to vote for Seth Gleaso...

Forms:

• 0.525
• 42/80.. simplify form=21/40.
• 52.5%

Therefore, the percentage the next person would vote for Seth Gleason is a percentage of 52.5% and also have a ratio of 42:80.