Question

There are 13 comma 245 eligible voters in one town. In a poll of 812 eligible voters from this​ town, 388 say that they plan to vote in the next mayoral election. Based on this sample​ statistic, estimate the number of eligible voters in this town who will not vote in the next mayoral election.

Answer 1

6917

Explanation:

Given :There are 13,245 eligible voters in one town. In a poll of 812 eligible voters from this​ town, 388 say that they plan to vote in the next mayoral election.

To Find : Based on this sample​ statistic, estimate the number of eligible voters in this town who will not vote in the next mayoral election.

Solution.:

Let x be the no. of eligible voters out of 13245 in this town who will vote in the next mayoral election.

We are given that In a poll of 812 eligible voters from this​ town, 388 say that they plan to vote in the next mayoral election.

So, ATQ

`(388)/(812)=(x)/(13245)`

`(388)/(812) * 13245=x`

`6328.891=x`

So, the no. of eligible voters out of 13245 in this town who will vote in the next mayoral election. is approximately 6328

So, the number of eligible voters in this town who will not vote in the next mayoral election = 13245- 6328 = 6917

Hence the number of eligible voters in this town who will not vote in the next mayoral election is 6917