Hi

1500 households of which 850 had cordless telephones

P(one selected has cordless phone) = 850/1500 = .5667



Note: Probability of something happening is NEVER more than 1.

P = 1   would indicate something always happens...

P = 0   would indicate it never happens 

RELATED QUESTIONS

A survey showed that the ratio of telephones to people in the world was 1:8. Of the... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

a town that has a population of 20,000 has 5000 telephones. if 400,000 calls are made in... (answered by nyc_function)

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!! test next class on this!

A U.S nickel is composed of 3.9 grams of... (answered by bucky)

A survey showed that the ratio of telephones to people in the world was 1 : 8 .of the... (answered by richwmiller)

In a recent survey of television shows, Prime Events was watched by 48% of households... (answered by rfer)

A random sample of 50 households was selected for
a telephone survey. The key question... (answered by Boreal)

A survey indicates that 40 percent of households in the USA have CD players. If a random... (answered by ewatrrr)

between 2000 and 2010, percentage of households with cordless phones increased by 13.5%... (answered by fractalier)

Find the probability.

In one town, 35% of households have a cat, 23% of households... (answered by stanbon)