Find the proportion p of smokers in a certain population

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A sample is taken to find the proportion p of smokers in a certain population. Find a sample size so that the probability is (i) 0.95 or better, (ii) 0.99 or better that the observed proportion of smokers will differ from the true proportion of smokers by less than (a) 1 %, (b) 10%.

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