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document.write( "1500 households of which 850 had cordless telephones
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document.write( "P(one selected has cordless phone) = 850/1500 = .5667\r
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document.write( "Note: Probability of something happening is NEVER more than 1.
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document.write( "P = 1   would indicate something always happens...
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document.write( "P = 0   would indicate it never happens \n" );
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