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Marijuana Study: In question 2, referred to a Pew poll of 1500 adults, and 52% of...

  1. Marijuana Study: In question 2, referred to a Pew poll of 1500 adults, and 52% of the respondents said that the use of marijuana should not be made legal.
  1. Among the 1500 adults who responded, what is the number of respondents who said that the use of marijuana should not be made legal?
  1. In the same poll of 1500 adults, 345 of the respondents said that the use of marijuana for medical purposes should not be legal. What percentage of respondents who said that the use of marijuana for medical purposes should not be legal?
  1. In this survey of 1500 adults, 727 are men and 773 are women. Find the percentage of respondents who are men, and then find the percentage of respondents who are women.

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Marijuana Study: In question 2, referred to a Pew poll of 1500 adults, and 52% of the respondents said that the use of marijuana should not be made legal.It is required to answer the following questions:

(a).Among the 1500 adults who responded, what is the number of respondents who said that the use of marijuana should not be made legal?

The number of respondents who said that the marijuana should not be made legal:

Actual Number

(b)In the same poll of 1500 adults, 345 of the respondents said that the use of marijuana for medical purposes should not be legal. What percentage of respondents who said that the use of marijuana for medical purposes should not be legal?

The actual percentage can be calculated as follows:

Actual percentage

(c)In this survey of 1500 adults, 727 are men and 773 are women. Find the percentage of respondents who are men, and then find the percentage of respondents who are women.?

The percentage of Male is obtained as follows:

Male Percentage

  

Similarly ,the female percentage can be obtained as follows:

Female Percentage

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