document.write( "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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Since there are 47 men and 40 women, this means that there are 47+40=87 people total.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Probability prize goes to woman = # of women/# total = 40/87 = 0.4597\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "which is about a 45.97% chance \n" ); document.write( "

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