SOLUTION: Hello Tutors, Is my answer correct? A GROUP OF PEOPLE WERE ASKED IF THEY HAD RUN A RED LIGHT IN THE LAST YEAR. 206 RESPONDED "YES" , AND 184 RESPONDED "NO" FIND THE PROBABILIT

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Hello Tutors, Is my answer correct?
A GROUP OF PEOPLE WERE ASKED IF THEY HAD RUN A RED LIGHT IN THE LAST YEAR. 206 RESPONDED "YES" , AND 184 RESPONDED "NO" FIND THE PROBABILITY THAT IF A PERSON IS CHOSEN AT RANDOM, THEY HAVE RUN A RED LIGHT IN THE LAST YEAR. MY ANSWER IS : 522.05
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please don't use all caps.

There are 206+184 = 390 people total. Out of those 390, there are 206 who said "yes" to running a red light.

So the probability is approximately 206/390 = 0.528205

If you want this probability as a percentage, then it would be approximately 52.8205%
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