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When it cоmes tо аdvertising, preteens (children аges 9-12) аre nоt ready to handle hard-line messages that advertisers often use to reach teenagers.  A simple previous study (a pilot study) suggests that 78% of the preteens understand and enjoy ads that are silly in nature. Using the information from the pilot study, how many preteens should be interviewed in order to estimate the proportion of preteens who understand and enjoy ads that are silly in nature using a 99% confidence interval with the margin of error no larger than 0.02?