{"id":"cb_question_bank:dd10b902-846b-47d1-8a62-0081b58cdf0d","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"dd10b902-846b-47d1-8a62-0081b58cdf0d","external_id":"ec66cd13-3613-4629-8a7c-c4dbfb4b53f7","ibn":null,"question_id":"916ffe9b","program":"SAT","module":"math","domain_code":"Q","domain":"Problem-Solving and Data Analysis","skill_code":"Q.F.","skill":"Inference from sample statistics and margin of error","difficulty":"H","score_band":7,"answer_type":"mcq","answer_source":"key","layout_warning":null,"form_id":null,"module_number":null,"position":null,"stem":"Poll Results Angel Cruz 483 Terry Smith 320 The table shows the results of a poll. A total of 803 voters selected at random were asked which candidate they would vote for in the upcoming election. According to the poll, if 6,424 people vote in the election, by how many votes would Angel Cruz be expected to win?","stimulus":"","stimulus_html":null,"stem_html":"<figure class=\"table\"><table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 39.3547%; height: 71px; border-color: #000000; border-style: solid; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" border=\"1\">\n<caption><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Poll Results</p></caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 60.589%; text-align: center;\" scope=\"row\">Angel Cruz</th>\n<td style=\"width: 35.3472%; text-align: center;\"><math alttext=\"483\"><mn>483</mn>\n</math></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 60.589%; text-align: center;\" scope=\"row\">Terry Smith</th>\n<td style=\"width: 35.3472%; text-align: center;\"><math alttext=\"320\"><mn>320</mn>\n</math></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table></figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The table shows the results of a poll. A total of <math alttext=\"803\"><mn>803</mn>\n</math> voters selected at random were asked which candidate they would vote for in the upcoming election. According to the poll, if <math alttext=\"6,424\"><mn>6,424</mn>\n</math> people vote in the election, by how many votes would Angel Cruz be expected to win?</p>","rationale_html":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Choice B is correct. It's given that <math alttext=\"483\"><mn>483</mn>\n</math> out of <math alttext=\"803\"><mn>803</mn>\n</math> voters responded that they would vote for Angel Cruz. Therefore, the proportion of voters from the poll who responded they would vote for Angel Cruz is <math alttext=\"StartFraction 483 Over 803 EndFraction\"><mfrac><mn>483</mn><mn>803</mn></mfrac></math>. It’s also given that there are a total of <math alttext=\"6,424\"><mn>6,424</mn>\n</math> voters in the election. Therefore, the total number of people who would be expected to vote for Angel Cruz is <math alttext=\"6,424 left parenthesis StartFraction 483 Over 803 EndFraction right parenthesis\"><mn>6,424</mn><mfenced><mfrac><mn>483</mn><mn>803</mn></mfrac></mfenced></math>, or <math alttext=\"3,864\"><mn>3,864</mn>\n</math>. Since <math alttext=\"3,864\"><mn>3,864</mn>\n</math> of the <math alttext=\"6,424\"><mn>6,424</mn>\n</math> total voters would be expected to vote for Angel Cruz, it follows that <math alttext=\"6,424 minus 3,864\"><mn>6,424</mn><mo>-</mo><mn>3,864</mn></math>, or <math alttext=\"2,560\"><mn>2,560</mn>\n</math> voters would be expected not to vote for Angel Cruz. The difference in the number of votes for and against Angel Cruz is <math alttext=\"3,864 minus 2,560\"><mn>3,864</mn><mo>-</mo><mn>2,560</mn></math>, or <math alttext=\"1,304\"><mn>1,304</mn>\n</math> votes. Therefore, if <math alttext=\"6,424\"><mn>6,424</mn>\n</math> people vote in the election, Angel Cruz would be expected to win by <math alttext=\"1,304\"><mn>1,304</mn>\n</math> votes.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Choice A is incorrect. This is the difference in the number of voters from the poll who responded that they would vote for and against Angel Cruz.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Choice C is incorrect. This is the total number of people who would be expected to vote for Angel Cruz.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Choice D is incorrect. This is the difference between the total number of people who vote in the election and the number of voters from the poll.</p>","correct_answer":["B"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":true,"has_table":true,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.835000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.835000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p><math alttext=\"163\"><mn>163</mn>\n</math></p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p><math alttext=\"1,304\"><mn>1,304</mn>\n</math></p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p><math alttext=\"3,864\"><mn>3,864</mn>\n</math></p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p><math alttext=\"5,621\"><mn>5,621</mn>\n</math></p>","ord":3}],"attribution":{"source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_name":"College Board digital SAT question bank (community dump)","rights_holder":"College Board","canonical_url":"https://satsuitequestionbank.collegeboard.org/","retrieved_from":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdn522/sat-question-bank/main/data/cb-digital-questions.json","attribution":"SAT practice questions © College Board, from the official SAT Suite Question Bank. 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