Chapter 8.1, Problem 8P

To determine

To find the number of person likely to vote for the bond measure.

Answer to Problem 8P

The number of people likely to vote for the bond measure is $11,200$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

The given statement is:

“A public-opinion poll found that a sample of $450$ voters, $252$ favored a school bond measure. If $20,000$ persons vote, about how many are likely to vote for the bond measure?”

Calculation :

The number of people likely to vote for measure bond can be calculated by:

  $\begin{array}{l}\frac{y_1}{x_1}=\frac{y_2}{x_2}\\ \frac{252}{450}=\frac{y_2}{20,000}\\ y_2=\frac{20,000\times 252}{450}\\ y_2=11,200\end{array}$

Hence, the number of people likely to vote for the bond measure is $11,200$ .