A group of people were asked if they had run a red light in the last year. 150 responded "yes", and 185 responded "no". Find the probability that if a person is chosen at random, they have run a red light in the last year.

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Amara Owens

Mathematics

7 February, 21:24

A group of people were asked if they had run a red light in the last year. 150 responded "yes", and 185 responded "no". Find the probability that if a person is chosen at random, they have run a red light in the last year.

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Sterling · Answer 1

150/335, or 30/67

Step-by-step explanation:

Probability is expressed as the part against the whole (a fraction). All you have to do is divide how many people ran red lights by the total ... and you're done!

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