The percent of people who have a commute time to work of 15 minutes or more is very likely to be between 78 % and 84 % . This can be written mathematically as 78 < p < 84. Express this in the form of a + b.

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The percent of people who have a commute time to work of 15 minutes or more is very likely to be
between 78 % and 84 % . This can be written mathematically as 78 < p< 84. Express this in the form
of a + b.
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Obtain the point estimate of the proportion.

The point estimate of the proportion is obtained below:

The formula of point estimate is defined as,

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It is clear that the Lower confidence limit is 78 and

The upper confidence limit is 84.

The required value is,

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Thus, the value of the point estimate is 81.

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