Confidence interval for difference in proportions of men

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A study of a random sample of 1200 Engineering majors shows that 480 went to work for large corporations immediately after graduation, but the same is true for only 60 of 300 female Engineering majors. Find a 90% confidence interval for the difference in proportions of men and women Engineering majors who got such jobs?

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