Convert the frequencies observed in the current survey into relative frequencies

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Convert the frequencies observed in the current survey into relative frequencies (in percent)

American municipalities structure their local governments in one of the following ways. (a) Mayor-Council - Elected council or board serves as the legislative body. The chief elected official is the head of government, with significant administrative authority, generally elected separately from the council. b) Council-Manager - Elected council or board and chief elected official (e.g., mayor) are responsible for making policy with advice of the chief appointed official. A professional administrator appointed by the board or council has full responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the government. c) Commission Members of a board of elected commissioners serve as heads of specific departments and collectively sit as the legislative body of the government. (d) Town Meeting - Qualified voters convene to make basic policy and to choose a board of selectmen. The selectmen and elected officers carry out the policies established by the government. e) Representative Town Meeting-Voters select citizens to represent them at the town meeting. All citizens may attend and participate in debate, but only representatives may vote. Every five years or so the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) conducts its "Form of Government" surveys. The last time the ICMA conducted this survey they found the distribution to be as follows: When the current survey responses were tabulated, the observed frequencies were as follows:

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Form of government frequency(fi) Relative frequency(fi/5000) Mayor-council 1650 0.33 Council manager 2950 0.59 Commission 50 0.01 Town meeting 300 0.06 Representative town meeting 50 0.01 Total 5000 1

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