SOLUTION: In a random survey, 240 homeowners in each of towns A and B were asked if they used water softner. 80 in town A and 66 in town B said they did. In which town should a manufacturer

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Question 392596: In a random survey, 240 homeowners in each of towns A and B were asked if they used water softner. 80 in town A and 66 in town B said they did. In which town should a manufacturer of water sofnter concentrate their sales efforts if the population of town A is 8430 and town B is 7856?
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Hi

80/8430 *100 = .95% of the people in town A have a water softener

66/7856 *100 = .84% of the people in town B have a water softener

which town should a manufacturer of water sofnter concentrate their sales efforts?

Seems town B needs more water softners to 'keep up' with Town A