SOLUTION: Runners from a particular country entered the New York Marathon each year for the last 5 years and placed in the top 3. The probability of placing in the top 3 next year is?

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Question 161401: Runners from a particular country entered the New York Marathon each year for the last 5 years and placed in the top 3. The probability of placing in the top 3 next year is?
Answer by jojo14344(1512) About Me  (Show Source):
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remember: Probability=no. of events can occur (or occured)/total no. of possible events
*Note: in this problem, events means "years"
P=5%2F%285%2B1%29=5%2F6=0.8333, adding +1 year for the events (next year)
P=0.8333%2A100=83.33percent, probability of placing again in the top 3 if the last 5 years he was on the top 3
Thank you,
Jojo