Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.7 - Probability - Exercise Set - Page 1119: 33

Answer

The probability that a randomly picked American has not done 4 years (or more) of college is $\frac{43}{58}$.

Work Step by Step

We know that the probability that a randomly picked American has not done 4 years (or more) of college is as given below: $ P\left( \text{not completed 4 years or more of college} \right)+\left( \text{completed 4 years} \right)=1$ $\begin{align} & P\left( \text{completed 4 years} \right)=\frac{(\text{Numbers of students completed 4 years)}}{(\text{Total numbers of students)}} \\ & =\frac{43}{174} \end{align}$ $\begin{align} & P\left( \text{not completed 4 years or more of college} \right)=1-P\left( \text{completed 4 years} \right) \\ & =1-\frac{\text{45}}{\text{174}} \\ & =\frac{43}{58} \end{align}$ Thus, the probability that a randomly picked American has not done 4 years (or more) of college is $\frac{43}{58}$.
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