Suppose that a poll taken 10 years ago found that 55​% of parents spank their children. Suppose a recent poll of 350 adults with children finds that 165 indicated that they spank their children.    ​(a) Assuming​ parents' attitude toward spanking has not changed since the original​ poll, how many of the 350 parents surveyed would be expected to spank their​ children?   The expected amount of parents surveyed that would spank their children is     ​(Round to the nearest whole number as​ needed.)

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Suppose that a poll taken 10 years ago found that 55​% of parents spank their children. Suppose a recent poll of 350 adults with children finds that 165 indicated that they spank their children. 
 
​(a) Assuming​ parents' attitude toward spanking has not changed since the original​ poll, how many of the
350 parents surveyed would be expected to spank their​ children?
 
The expected amount of parents surveyed that would spank their children is
 
 
​(Round to the nearest whole number as​ needed.)
 
 
 
 
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