SOLUTION: According to USA Today, 65% of Americans are overweight or obese." If five Americans are chosen at random, what is the probability that at least one of them is overweight or obese?

Question 1182909: According to USA Today, 65% of Americans are overweight or obese." If five Americans are chosen at random, what is the probability that at least one of them is overweight or obese?
Answer by VFBundy(438) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Calculate the odds that five Americans chosen at random are NOT overweight or obese:

= 0.0053

Subtract this result from 1:

= 0.9947

There is a 0.9947 probability that at least one of the five Americans chosen at random is overweight or obese.
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