SOLUTION: In a poll, respondents were asked whether they were planning to vote in the local election. 315 respondents indicated that they were planning to vote and 217 said that they were no

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Question 1197796: In a poll, respondents were asked whether they were planning to vote in the local election. 315 respondents indicated that they were planning to vote and 217 said that they were not. What is the probability that the next respondent questioned will indicate that they are planning to vote?
a.
0.41
b.
0.59
c.
1.45
d.
0.5

Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, MathLover1:
Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Based on the survey that was done, the probability that a random person is planning to vote is

= 0.5921...

ANSWER: b, 0.59.


Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



answer:
b.

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