Confidence interval-proportion of adults

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A survey on the drinking habits of Americans estimated the percentage of adults across the country who drink beer, wine, or hard liquor at least occasionally. Of the 1516 adults interviewed, 985 said that they drank.

Find a 90% confidece iterval for the proportion of adults who said they drink.

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