Question

a survey was given to a random sample of the residents of a town to determine whether they support a new plan to raise taxes in order to increase education spending. the percentage of people who said they favored the plan was 66%. the margin of error for the survey was 4.5%. which of the following is not a reasonable value for the actual percentage of the residents that support the tax plan? answer 60% 69.9% 62.8% 69.7%

Explanation:

Step1: Determine the range

The percentage from the sample is 66% and the margin of error is 4.5%. The lower - bound of the actual percentage is $66 - 4.5=61.5\%$ and the upper - bound is $66 + 4.5 = 70.5\%$.

Answer:

60%