SOLUTION: in one city, there are 1,780 5 year old children of whom 556 live with one parent only. Among a sample of 615 of the 5 year old children from this city, 226 live with one parent on

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Question 1085906: in one city, there are 1,780 5 year old children of whom 556 live with one parent only. Among a sample of 615 of the 5 year old children from this city, 226 live with one parent only. Find the population proportion of 5 year olds who live with only one parent.
a. 0.35
b. 556
c 0.37
d. 0.31
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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the population proportion: 556%2F1780=0.3123595505617978=0.31
answer is: d. 0.31