Answer:
27% and 37%
Step-by-step explanation:
Percentage of students who oppose the year-round school = 68%
Percentage of students who support the year-round school = 32%
Margin of error = ± 5%
We have to set up the absolute valued equation to find the range(least and greatest) percentages of students who could be in favor of year-round school.
Since, the percentage of students who support the year-round school is 32% and the margin of error is 5%, this means, the difference between 32% and the least and greatest possible percentages is 5%. It can be either +5% or -5%
This thing can be expressed as absolute valued equation as:
| x - 32 | = 5
Here x represents the least and greatest percentages.
Expanding the equation, we can write:
x - 32 = -5 or x - 32 = 5
x = -5 + 32 or x = 5 + 32
x = 27% x= 37%
This means the least percentage of students who be in favor is 27% and the greatest percentage of students is 37%.
