In a random sample of 74 homeowners in a city, 22 homeowners said they would support a ban on nonnatural lawn fertilizers to protect fish in the local waterways. The sampling method had a margin of error of±3.1%. Find the lower and upper limits and state the interval.

In a random sample of 74 homeowners in a city, 22 homeowners said they would support a ban on nonnatural lawn fertilizers to protect fish in the local waterways. The sampling method had a margin of error of±3.1%. Find the lower and upper limits and state the interval.

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