using the concept of a confidence interval to explain
from the result of the poll conducted candidate A scored 49% of the votes while Candidate B scored 46% therefore the difference between the two voters is 3%.
also the margin of error is 5% which is higher than the 3% difference between the candidates. this margin error means that the 5% can vote for either candidate A or candidate B .which makes the results TOO CLOSE TO CALL
if youre traveling 10 miles per hour then 8 hours would multiply 8 · 10 = 80 thus telling us that it would take us 8 hours to travel 80 miles. its basic math tbh...