Determine proportion of people in your town who are smokers

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To determine the proportion of people in your town who are smokers, it has been decided to poll people at one of the following local spots:

(a) the pool hall;

(b) the bowling alley;

(c) the shopping mall;

(d) the library.

Which of these potential polling places would most likely result in a reasonable approximation to the desired proportion? Why?

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