Question

Carmen used a random number generator to simulate a survey of how many children live in the households in her town. There

are 1,346 unique addresses in her town with numbers ranging from zero to five children. The results of 50 randomly generated
households are shown below.
Children in 50 Households
Number of Children Number of
Households
0
5
1
11
2
13
3
10
4
9
5
2.
Using a proportion, what can you infer about the number of households in her town that have more than three children?
About 242 hisobolds have more than three children
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Answer 1

296

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: 296

Explanation:

Unique addresses (population size) = 1,346

Sample size = 50

Number of children - - - - - - - No of household

0 - - - - 5

1 - - - - 11

2 - - - -13

3 - - - - 10

4 - - - - 9

5 - - - - 2

Number of households with more than 3 children :

That is, households with 4 and 5 children

Total = 9 + 2 = 11 households

Therefore, proportion of households with more than 3 children :

(11 / sample size) × population size

(11 /50) × 1346 = 296.12

Approximately 296 households