Question

a survey done on a representative sample of 200 households in a certain town showed that 54% of those surveyed have cable and satellite tv. if there were a total of 3,500 households in that town, what is the best estimate for the number of households with cable and satellite tv? a 1,750 households b 2,220 households c 1,890 households d 2,000 households

Explanation:

Step1: Convert percentage to decimal

$54\% = 0.54$

Step2: Multiply by total households

$3500 \times 0.54 = 1890$

Answer:

C. 1,890 households