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Question 349313: suppose the probability that you will be picked for a committee at school is 20 percent. what is the probability that you will not be picked?

work out the problem plzzzzzzz thx

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
suppose the probability that you will be picked for a committee at school is 20 percent. what is the probability that you will not be picked?
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P(will be picked) = 0.20
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P(will not be picked) = 1-0.20 = 0.80 = 80%
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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