SOLUTION: The random variable x represents the number of cars per household in a town of 1000 households. Find the
probability of randomly selecting a household that has less than two cars.
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Question 1027980: The random variable x represents the number of cars per household in a town of 1000 households. Find the
probability of randomly selecting a household that has less than two cars.
Cars Households
0 125
1 428
2 256
3 108
4 83 Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are 1000 households and there are 125 + 428 = 553 households with 1 or no cars. Therefore,
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The probability of selecting a household with less than 2 cars is 553/1000 = 0.553
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