A city official would like to estimate the mean age of all residents of Jensen Beach. The standard deviation of the ages of all residents of Jensen Beach is known to be 18 years. Determine the sample size necessary such that the margin of error of the estimate for a 95% confidence interval for the mean age of all residents is at most 3.3 years. Round the solution up to the nearest whole number. n=

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A city official would like to estimate the mean age of all residents of Jensen Beach. The standard deviation of the ages of all residents of Jensen Beach is known to be 18 years. Determine the sample size necessary such that the margin of error of the estimate for a 95% confidence interval for the mean age of all residents is at most 3.3 years. Round the solution up to the nearest whole number.
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