Answer:
6917
Step-by-step explanation:
Given :There are 13,245 eligible voters in one town. In a poll of 812 eligible voters from this town, 388 say that they plan to vote in the next mayoral election.
To Find : Based on this sample statistic, estimate the number of eligible voters in this town who will not vote in the next mayoral election.
Solution.:
Let x be the no. of eligible voters out of 13245 in this town who will vote in the next mayoral election.
We are given that In a poll of 812 eligible voters from this town, 388 say that they plan to vote in the next mayoral election.
So, ATQ
[tex]\frac{388}{812}=\frac{x}{13245}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{388}{812} \times 13245=x[/tex]
[tex]6328.891=x[/tex]
So, the no. of eligible voters out of 13245 in this town who will vote in the next mayoral election. is approximately 6328
So, the number of eligible voters in this town who will not vote in the next mayoral election = 13245- 6328 = 6917
Hence the number of eligible voters in this town who will not vote in the next mayoral election is 6917