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Question 1082601: There was an experiment conducted to determine how many people are left-handed. We randomly choose 50 people out of those 1,000 people that showed up. Out of the 50, only 9 were left-handed. The Professional Bowlers Association decided to use this data. There are 120 bowlers in most tournaments. On the basis of the data in this experiment, how many of the bowlers would you expect to be left-handed? (Round to the nearest person.)
A) 19
B) 22
C) 25
D) 28 Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 9/50 = 0.18
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120 * 0.18 = 21.6
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We can expect 22 left handed bowlers
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answer is B
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