An apple, 37% of the people polled answered yes to the question "are you in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder?" The margin of error in the pool was 3%, and the estimate was made with 96% confidence. At least how many people were surveyed?   The minimum number of surveyed people was_. (round up to the nearest integer).

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An apple, 37% of the people polled answered yes to the question "are you in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder?" The margin of error in the pool was 3%, and the estimate was made with 96% confidence. At least how many people were surveyed?

 

The minimum number of surveyed people was_. (round up to the nearest integer).

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