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A newspaper reported on the results of an opinion poll in which adults were asked what one thing they are most likely to do when they are home sick with a cold or the flu. In the? survey, 63?% said that they are most likely to sleep and 15?% said that they would watch television. Although the sample size was not? reported, typically opinion polls include approximately? 1,000 randomly selected respondents.

A. Assuming a sample size of? 1,000 for this? poll, construct a 95?% confidence interval for the true percentage of all adults who would choose to sleep when they are at home sick. The 95% confidence interval is: (round to the nearest hundreth)

B. If the true percentage of adults who would choose to sleep when they are at home sick is 74?%, would you be? surprised? Yes or no.

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