According to the Census Bureau, 64.5% of Americans owned their own home in 2013.A local real estate office wants to see if this is the case for its area.The office selects a random sample of 200 people to estimate the percentage who own their own homes.What is the probability that at least 140 people own their own home?
A)0.7291
B)0.052
C)0.4598
D)0.5402
E)0.104

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The probability of at least 140 people owning their own home in a sample of 200, when the population proportion is 64.5%, can be found using a normal approximation to the binomial distribution or a binomial probability calculation. However, given the choices and the nature of the question, this is a scenario where the probability is expected to be relatively low because 140 out of 200 represents 70% ownership, which is significantly higher than the population proportion of 64.5%. Thus, without performing detailed calculations, we can infer that the probability of such a high sample proportion is relatively low, making option B the most plausible choice among the given options.