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In 2016, 46.4% of voters voted for Donald Trump. There were a total of 128,838,341 votes...

In 2016, 46.4% of voters voted for Donald Trump. There were a total of 128,838,341 votes cast.

a) How many people voted for Trump?

b) Is the answer to part (a) continuous or discrete? Explain.

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a) number of people voted to Trump are 46.4*128838341/100=59780990

B) this is discrete as it can take only countable values not any value in any interval

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