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Question 1023272: I need help with this problem:
Every Thursday Shane stays after school for tutoring. What is the probability that Shane is staying for tutoring on a randomly selected day in February? (Non-leap year)
I need the following things in my problem:
Number: need as a fraction
Percent:
Likelihood:

Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 4 weeks in February, therefore there are 4 Thursdays
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1) 4/28 = 1/7
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2) 0.142857 = 14.3%
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3) since there are only 4 Thursdays out of 28 days, the likelihood of a Thursday being randomly selected is low
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