document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=947680>Question 947680</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can a probability of an event be 5/4?give reason for your answer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #578312 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=578312\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the highest probability is 1 which means 100% probability.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100% probability means it will always occur.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "likewise the lowest probability is 0 which means 0%.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0% probability means it will never occur.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "something cannot happen more than 100% of the time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "something cannot happen less than 0% of the time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since 5/4 is greater than 1, then no event can have a probability of 5/4.\r<BR>\n" );
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