SOLUTION: Using the following table fiction (f) Nonfiction (n) Hardcover (H) 87 31 Paperback (P) 69 54 Find P(hardcover) when a book

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Question 1038889: Using the following table

fiction (f) Nonfiction (n)
Hardcover (H) 87 31
Paperback (P) 69 54
Find P(hardcover) when a book is randomly selected. (round to 3 decimal places if necessary)
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 87%2B31=118 hardcover books, 69%2B54=123 paperbacks, and 118%2B123=241
So the probability of a hardcover book is,
P=118%2F241
You can work out the decimal equivalent.