In a contingency table of opinion about a new state delegate, out of the 300 total respondents 132 favor the new delegate. Which of the following equations would be used to find the expected count of the fifty African Americans within this study who favored the new delegate?
A) (50 x 132) / 300
B) (50 x 132) + 300
C) (132 / 300) - 52
D) (132-300) x 52

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The expected count is found by multiplying the total number of African Americans in the study (50) by the proportion of all respondents who favor the new delegate (132 out of 300), which is calculated as (50 x 132) / 300.

In a Contingency Table of Opinion About a New State