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11. In a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, respondents favored Barack Obama over Mitt Romney in terms of likeability, 60% to 30% (Los Angeles Times, July 28, 2012). The following bar chart summarizes the responses. Obama 0.60 Romney 0.30 0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 Proportion a. What percentage of respondents favored neither Obama nor Romney in terms of likeability? b. Suppose this survey was based on 500 respondents. How many respondents favored Obama over Romney?

          11. In a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, respondents favored Barack Obama over Mitt Romney in terms of likeability, 60% to 30% (Los Angeles Times, July 28, 2012). The following bar chart summarizes the responses.

Obama 0.60
Romney 0.30
0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70
Proportion

a. What percentage of respondents favored neither Obama nor Romney in terms of likeability?
b. Suppose this survey was based on 500 respondents. How many respondents favored Obama over Romney?

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11. In a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, respondents favored Barack Obama over Mitt Romney in terms of likeability, 60% to 30% (Los Angeles Times, July 28, 2012). The following bar chart summarizes the responses.

Obama 0.60
Romney 0.30
0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70
Proportion

a. What percentage of respondents favored neither Obama nor Romney in terms of likeability?
b. Suppose this survey was based on 500 respondents. How many respondents favored Obama over Romney?

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Since 60% favored Obama and 30% favored Romney, we can subtract these percentages from 100% to find the percentage of respondents who favored neither. 100% - 60% - 30% = 10% So, 10% of respondents favored neither Obama nor Romney in terms of likeability. Now, Show more…

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In a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, respondents favored Barack Obama over Mitt Romney in terms of likability, 60% to 30% (Los Angeles Times, July 28, 2012). The following bar chart summarizes the responses: Obama: 0.60 Romney: 0.30 What percentage of respondents favored neither Obama nor Romney in terms of likability? b. Suppose this survey was based on 500 respondents. How many respondents favored Obama over Romney?

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