Should we reject the directors claim

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The director of admissions at a large university says that 15% of high school juniors to whom she sends university literature eventually apply for admission. In a sample of 300 persons to whom materials were sent,30 students applied for admission. In a two-tail test at the 0.05 level of significance,should we reject the director's claim ?

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