Number of students with part-time or full-time jobs

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Professor Jennings claims that only 35% of the students at Flora College work while attending school. The dean thinks that the prof. has underestimated the number of students with part-time or full-time jobs. A random sample of 81 students shows that 39 have jobs. Do the data indicate that more than 35% of the students have jobs? (Use a 5% level of significance.)

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