SOLUTION: A survey asked 31,156 homeowners how many pets they owned. The results were as follows: # of pets # of homeowners 0 6,700 1 9,650 2

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Question 1181385: A survey asked 31,156 homeowners how many pets they owned. The results were as follows:
# of pets # of homeowners
0 6,700
1 9,650
2 8,318
3 5,567
4 or more 921
TOTAL= 31, 156
What is the probability that a sampled homeowner has more than 1 pet?

Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
add the numbers from 2,3,4 or more and divide by the total.
it is 0.4752 (14806/31156)

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