document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1165866>Question 1165866</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The city finds empirically that the probability that an automobile going through the intersection of 5th and Main will run a red light sometime during a given day is 8.9%, and the probability that an automobile going through the intersection of 7th and Polk will run a red light sometime during a given day is 11.7%. Suppose a car is picked at random at 5th and Main on a given day and another at random at 7th and Polk. Write each probability as a percentage rounded to one decimal place.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "What is the probability that the car will not run a red light at 5th and Main? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #851327 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52943)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=851327\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The city finds empirically that the probability that an automobile going through the intersection <BR>\n" );
document.write( "of 5th and Main will run a red light sometime during a given day is 8.9%, and the probability <BR>\n" );
document.write( "that an automobile going through the intersection of 7th and Polk will run a red light sometime <BR>\n" );
document.write( "during a given day is 11.7%. Suppose a car is picked at random at 5th and Main on a given day <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and another at random at 7th and Polk. Write each probability as a percentage rounded to one decimal place.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "What is the probability that the car will not run a red light at 5th and Main?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "This probability is  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;P = 1 - 0.089 = 0.911.    \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Rounded to one decimal place, &nbsp;it is &nbsp;&nbsp;0.9. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>ANSWER</U>\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Solved.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );