SOLUTION: A store manager found that 20 of his 50 ties in stock are striped. What is the probability that a random selection of a tie to show a customer will be striped?
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Question 372323: A store manager found that 20 of his 50 ties in stock are striped. What is the probability that a random selection of a tie to show a customer will be striped?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Well you would set up a fraction
20/50 then simplify to 2/5 & then set that equal to x/100
2/5=x/100 now cross multiply
200=5x Now divide each side by 5
40=x
So the answer would be 40% chance
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