Suppose a well-designed survey in a town shows that 9​ out of 14​ residents have a post-secondary degree. If the town has 14,546​ residents, what would be the expected number of residents in the town who have post-secondary degrees?

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Step-by-step explanation:

To find the expected number of residents in the town who have post-secondary degrees, we can use proportions.

Given that 9 out of 14 residents have a post-secondary degree, we can calculate the proportion of residents with post-secondary degrees by dividing the number of residents with post-secondary degrees by the total number of residents in the survey:

Proportion of residents with post-secondary degrees = 9/14

To find the expected number of residents with post-secondary degrees in the town, we can multiply the proportion by the total number of residents in the town:

Expected number of residents with post-secondary degrees = (9/14) * 14,546

Calculating this, we find that the expected number of residents in the town who have post-secondary degrees is approximately 9,317.