You have been asked to estimate the number of books in school libraries in Izmir, Turkey. You know there exactly 85 schools and that on average each library has 12,500 (n100) books. What is the correct range of values?
A) [1,054,000, 1,071,000]
B) [1,020,000, 1,105,000]
C) [1,062,075, 1,062,925]
D) [1,058,250, 1,066,750]

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The total number of books is calculated by multiplying the number of schools (85) by the average number of books per library (12,500). This gives 1,062,500 books. The range given in option D, [1,058,250, 1,066,750], is the only one that includes this calculated total, making it the correct range of values.

You Have Been Asked to Estimate the Number of Books