document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=62267>Question 62267</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A study reported that in a random sampling of 100 women over the age of 35 showed that 8 of the women were married 2 or more times. In a group of 5,000 women based on the study results, how many would likely be married 2 or more times?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It looks like a proportion problem and not a statistics problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/5000 = 8/100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/50=8/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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