Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281159
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-115-6

Chapter 13 - Probability - 13-1 Experimental and Theoretical Probability - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 828: 31

Answer

The probability of turning on the TV while a commercial is playing is between $0$ and $0.5$.

Work Step by Step

It is certainly possible to turn the TV on while a commercial is playing. Since most television programs air commercials for less than half of the time, the probability of this occurring is less than $0.5$.
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