To address whether the result from part (a) could be the actual number of adults who said that secondhand smoke is "quite annoying," let's analyze the given result.
We found that 580.26 adults said that secondhand smoke is "quite annoying." However, when we consider poll results and the number of people surveyed, it is important to note that we deal with whole individuals, not fractions of a person.
Given that 580.26 is not a whole number, it cannot accurately represent a count of people. We have to round it to the nearest whole number when reporting the actual number of surveyed adults in such contexts.
Therefore, the answer is:
C. No, the result from part (a) could not be the actual number of adults who said that secondhand smoke is "quite annoying" because a count of people must result in a whole number.
