SOLUTION: If the probability of seeing moose in a day in a certain region of Alaska is 0.61, what is the probability of not seeing any moose in a day there? 1. 0.61 2. 1.61 3. 0.39 4.

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Question 489037: If the probability of seeing moose in a day in a certain region of Alaska is 0.61, what is the probability of not seeing any moose in a day there?
1. 0.61
2. 1.61
3. 0.39
4. -0.39
Which one would it be? Can I have some help with this? Thank you.

Answer by chessace(471) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The events described are mutually exclusive and exhaust all possibilities, so their probabilities will sum to 1.
Answers 2 and 4 are not probabilities for anything, all P are in the range 0<=P<=1.