SOLUTION: Assume the number of pounds of peanuts consumed in a year is equally likely between 20 and 100 pounds. What is the probability that someone consumes less than 40 pounds of peanuts

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Question 1085874: Assume the number of pounds of peanuts consumed in a year is equally likely between 20 and 100 pounds. What is the probability that someone consumes less than 40 pounds of peanuts in a year?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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Answer. 1%2F4.


Since the difference 40 - 20 = 20 is 1%2F4 of 80.