document.write( "Question 723667: In February 2002 the Argentine peso lost 70% of its value compared to the United States dollar. This devaluation drastically raised the price of imported products. According to a survey conducted by AC Nielsen in April 2002, 68% of the consumers in Argentina were buying fewer products than before the devaluation, 24% were buying the same number of products, and 8% were buying more products. Furthermore, in a trend toward purchasing less-expensive brands, 88% indicated that they had changed the brands they purchased. Suppose the following complete set of results were reported. Use the following data to answer this question. \n" );
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document.write( "Number of Products Purchased \n" );
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document.write( "Brands Purchased \n" );
document.write( "Fewer \n" );
document.write( "Same \n" );
document.write( "More \n" );
document.write( "Total \n" );
document.write( "Same \n" );
document.write( "10 \n" );
document.write( "14 \n" );
document.write( "24 \n" );
document.write( "48 \n" );
document.write( "Changed \n" );
document.write( "262 \n" );
document.write( "82 \n" );
document.write( "8 \n" );
document.write( "352 \n" );
document.write( "Total \n" );
document.write( "272 \n" );
document.write( "96 \n" );
document.write( "32 \n" );
document.write( "400 \n" );
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document.write( "What is the probability that a consumer selected at random purchased fewer products than before? Place your answer, rounded to 4 decimal places, in the blank. \n" );
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