In a Gallup poll, 750 randomly selected adults were asked whether they are in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder, and 75% of them said that they were in favor. Construct and interpret a 99% confidence interval of the percentage of all adults who are in favor of this death penalty. Round to 2 decimals.
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