One day, a poll appeared on a certain website. It asked "Do you believe that rain can soothe the heart and cleanse the mind?" Unsurprisingly, 48% of 585 answers were "Yes". Calculate the margin of error for this poll. Round the percentage to one decimal place. Do not round intermediate steps. If 585 people were asked that question and 48% of them replied "Yes", the margin of error is % .

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One day, a poll appeared on a certain website. It asked "Do you believe that rain can soothe the heart and cleanse the mind?" Unsurprisingly, 48% of 585 answers were "Yes".

Calculate the margin of error for this poll. Round the percentage to one decimal place. Do not round intermediate steps.

If 585 people were asked that question and 48% of them replied "Yes", the margin of error is % .
 
 
 
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