SOLUTION: A group of people were asked if they had run a red light in the last year. 473 responded "yes", and 401 responded "no". Find the probability that if a person is chosen at random

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Question 1186543: A group of people were asked if they had run a red light in the last year. 473 responded "yes", and 401 responded "no".
Find the probability that if a person is chosen at random, they responded "yes".
Answer:

Give your answer as a decimal, rounded to the nearest thousandth.

Answer by ikleyn(52802) About Me  (Show Source):
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    P = 473%2F%28473%2B401%29 = 0.54    (rounded).    ANSWER

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