Question 664323: 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. Based on the study results, how many women in a group of 5,000 women over the age of 35 would likely be married 2 or more times?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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. Based on the study results, how many women in a group of 5,000 women over the age of 35 would likely be married 2 or more times?
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Solve as a proportion:
x/5000 = 8/100
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x = (8/100)5000
x = 400
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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