8.31 Plans to study abroad. The survey described in the previous exercise also asked about items related to academics. In response to one of these questions, 42% of first-year students reported that they plan to study abroad.

  1. (a) Based on the information available, how many students plan to study abroad?

  2. (b) Give a 99% confidence interval for the population proportion of first-year college students who plan to study abroad.