A recent article in the paper claims that government ethics are at an all-time low. Reporting on a recent sample,the paper claims that 38% of all constituents believe their representative possesses low ethical standards.Assume that responses were randomly and independently collected. A representative of a district with 1,000people does not believe the paperʹs claim applies to her. If the claim is true, how many of the representativeʹsconstituents believe the representative possesses low ethical standards?
A) 380
B) 38
C) 620
D) 962

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If 38% of all constituents believe their representative possesses low ethical standards, then in a district with 1,000 people, 38% of 1,000 would believe so. This is calculated as 0.38 * 1000 = 380.

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