SOLUTION: a total of 800 people were interviewed and asked to name the Vice President of the U.S. Of these 575 people answered correctly. find the probability that the next person asked can

Question 427959: a total of 800 people were interviewed and asked to name the Vice President of the U.S. Of these 575 people answered correctly. find the probability that the next person asked can NOT correctly identify the Vice President.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a total of 800 people were interviewed and asked to name the Vice President of the U.S. Of these 575 people answered correctly. find the probability that the next person asked can NOT correctly identify the Vice President.
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P(a person cannot) = (800-575)/800 = 225/800 = 0.28125
Cheers,
Stan H.
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