A newspaper wants to survey 1 out of every 100 people of voting age in a local community. The community has 38,592 people of voting age. How many people should the newspaper survey?
a. about 386 people c. about 516 people
b. about 400 people d. about 937 people

Question

A newspaper wants to survey 1 out of every 100 people of voting age in a local community.  The community has 38,592 people of voting age.  How many people should the newspaper survey?
a. about 386 people c. about 516 people 
b. about 400 people d. about 937 people

kropot72 · Answer

Divide 38,592 by 100. Then round the result to the nearest person:
$$\large Required\ number\ of\ people=\frac{38592}{100}=you\ can\ calculate$$