document.write( "Question 314475: According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the total 2008 U.S. population was 303,824,640. The chart below summarizes the 2008 population for five U.S. States.
\n" ); document.write( " U. S. State
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\n" ); document.write( "Alaska
\n" ); document.write( " 686,293
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\n" ); document.write( "California
\n" ); document.write( " 36,756,666
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\n" ); document.write( "Hawaii
\n" ); document.write( " 1,288,198
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\n" ); document.write( "Idaho
\n" ); document.write( " 1,523,816
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\n" ); document.write( "Indiana
\n" ); document.write( " 6,376,792
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\n" ); document.write( "SOURCE: U. S. Census Bureau
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\n" ); document.write( "What is the probability that a randomly selected U.S. resident did not live in Alaska? Show step by step work. Round solution to the nearest thousandth \n" ); document.write( "

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P(lived in Alaska)+P(did not live in Alaska)=1
\n" ); document.write( "P(did not live in Alaska)=1-P(lived in Alaska)
\n" ); document.write( "P(lived in Alaska)=Population in Alaska/Population in USA.
\n" ); document.write( "P(lived in Alaska)=686293/303824640=0.002259
\n" ); document.write( "P(did not live in Alaska)=1-0.002259=0.998 \n" ); document.write( "

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