Assume that there is a mayoral election coming up in a certain city and 37% of the voters in the city support a certain candidate. A sample of 547 voters is polled, and the proportion of voters who support the candidate is calculated. Find the probability that proportion of voters in the sample who support the candidate is within 4% of the assumed population proportion of 37%.
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