SOLUTION: A party host gives a door prize to one guest chosen at random. There are 47 men and 40 women at the party. What is the probability that the prize goes to a woman?
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Question 240502: A party host gives a door prize to one guest chosen at random. There are 47 men and 40 women at the party. What is the probability that the prize goes to a woman?
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since there are 47 men and 40 women, this means that there are 47+40=87 people total.
Probability prize goes to woman = # of women/# total = 40/87 = 0.4597
which is about a 45.97% chance
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