SOLUTION: Find the indicated probability.
Passengers on a large Airship consist of 5 crewmates and 8 impostors. If a passenger is randomly selected, what is the probability that the stude
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Question 1199117: Find the indicated probability.
Passengers on a large Airship consist of 5 crewmates and 8 impostors. If a passenger is randomly selected, what is the probability that the student is an impostor? Round your answer to the nearest thousandth if necessary. (Hint: find the total number of passengers before calculating the probability)
Answer by ikleyn(52946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Find the indicated probability.
Passengers on a large Airship consist of 5 crewmates and 8 impostors. If a passenger is randomly selected,
what is the probability that the student is an impostor? Round your answer to the nearest thousandth if necessary.
(Hint: find the total number of passengers before calculating the probability)
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Who is the student in this problem ?
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Anyway, thank you for making me laugh, though.
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