SOLUTION: Given P(A), find P(not A). P(A)=98%

SOLUTION: Given P(A), find P(not A). P(A)=98%

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Question 614930:
Given P(A), find P(not A).
P(A)=98%
Answer by ashipm01(26) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If there is a 98% chance of event A happening, then there is a (100% - 98% = 2%) chance of event A not happening.

This is because: P(not A) = 1 - P(A)

So this means that either the even will happen, P(A), or the even will not happen, P(not A).
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