SOLUTION: According to a national poll, 46% of Americans 16 years old or older stated that they had read at least 6 books within the last year. Your publishing company conducts it�s own surv

Question 1128506: According to a national poll, 46% of Americans 16 years old or older stated that they had read at least 6 books within the last year. Your publishing company conducts it�s own survey of a random sample of 250 Americans 16 years old or older. What is the probability that more than 54% in your sample read at least 6 books within that last year?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
use z
z>=(0.54-0.46)/sqrt(.46*.54/250); sqrt =0.0315
z>= 0.08/0.0315=2.54
0.0055 is the probability
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