The results of a poll show that between 43% and 55% of the population support an increase in sales tax to pay for a new sports stadium. a) What is the point estimate?

b) What is the margin of error?

Answers:

Explanation:

The point estimate is the midpoint of the two ends. We add up the endpoints and divide by 2 to get the midpoint. We have p = 0.43 and q = 0.55, so we get the midpoint (p+q)/2 = (0.43+0.55)/2 = 0.98/2 = 0.49, then this converts to 49%. Meaning 49% is exactly at the midway point of 43% and 55%

The margin of error is the distance from the midpoint to either endpoint. If we try to aim for 49%, but have some error, then we have an error of 55-49 = 6%, or we could say 49-43 = 6%; either way the margin of error is 6 percentage points.

The formula we can use is (q-p)/2 where p and q are the left and right endpoints of the interval. So in this case, we'd have,

(q-p)/2 = (0.55-0.43)/2 = 0.12/2 = 0.06 = 6% margin of error

Side note: We can think of it as if 49 is the center and 6 is the radius of the circle. We want to hit the center of the circle, but we have an error of 6 (meaning that's how far we could go in either direction).

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step-by-step explanation:

answer: there are x+184 pages in olivia's book.

step-by-step explanation:

let the total number of pages in the book which olive has already read be x.

then if olive has 184 pages left to read, then the total number of pages are in olive's book= pages she has read+pages she has left to read

therefore, the total number of pages in olivia's book=

hence, there are x+184 pages in olivia's book.