SOLUTION: A poll in Nantucket was conducted with 1,500 people. 68% of the people surveyed they prefer blueberries with a margin of error of +/- 2.5% . How many people does the sur

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Question 1206750: A poll in Nantucket was conducted with 1,500 people. 68% of the people surveyed they prefer blueberries with a margin of error of +/- 2.5% .
How many people does the survey suggest who prefer blueberries?
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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sample size is 1500.
68% preferred blueberries
margin of error = plus or minus 2.5%.

68% * 1500 = 1020.
plus or minus 2.5% = 2.5% * 1500 = 37.5 = 38.

that would be 982 to 1058 when 1500 are sampled.