SOLUTION: A poll of 1500 people indicated that 3 out of 5 people were planning on voting in the next election. Of the people who intend to vote 11 of 20 will vote Republican candidate. How m

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Question 463886: A poll of 1500 people indicated that 3 out of 5 people were planning on voting in the next election. Of the people who intend to vote 11 of 20 will vote Republican candidate. How many people in the poll will vote for the Republican candidate?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, amoresroy:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A poll of 1500 people indicated that 3 out of 5 people were planning on voting in the next election.
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Of the people who intend to vote 11 of 20 will vote Republican candidate. How many people in the poll will vote for the Republican candidate?
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P(vote Repub | intend to vote)
= P(vote Rep AND intend to vote)/P(intend to vote}
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= (11/20)/(3/5) = 55/60 = 11/12
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by amoresroy(361) About Me  (Show Source):
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The number of people who will vote for the Republican candidate
= 1,500 * 3/5 * 11/20
= 495
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Regards,
Roy