Question

In the upcoming election for governor, the most recent poll, based on 900 respondents, predicts that the incumbent will be reelected with 55 percent of the votes.
1. From the 900 respondents, how many indicated that they would not vote for the current governor or indicated that they were undecided?
O 495
O 405
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O 400

Answer 1

Answer:

405

Step-by-step explanation:

From the given information, we have 900 respondent.

The poll predicts that the incumbent will be reelected with 55 percent of the votes.

This implies that (100-55=45) percent of the respondents would not vote for the current governor or indicated that they were undecided.

Out of 900 respondents, we have

$\frac{45}{100} \times 900$

$= 45 \times 9 = 405$

would not vote for the current governor or indicated that they were undecided.