A random sample of 600 voters in Centralville indicated that 48 of them believed their congressional representative was honest and trustworthy. The sample proportion is:
A) 0.08.
B) 0.125.
C) 0.48.
D) 0.8.

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The sample proportion is calculated by dividing the number of voters who believed their congressional representative was honest and trustworthy (48) by the total number of voters in the sample (600), which equals 0.08.

A Random Sample of 600 Voters in Centralville Indicated That