Use the Following Information for Questions:
Based on the 2000

Multiple Choice

Use the following information for questions:
Based on the 2000 Census, the proportion of the California population aged 15 years old or older who are married is p = 0.524. Suppose n = 1000 persons are to be sampled from this population and the sample proportion of married persons ( $\hat{p}$ ) is to be calculated.
-What is the approximate probability that less than 50% of the people in the sample are married?

A) 0.0158
B) 0.0645
C) 0.5240
D) 0.9355