SOLUTION: Assuming that the proportion of babies born on either Saturday or Sunday is 0.257, estimate the probability that a baby will be born during a weekday. That is, not on Saturday or S

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Question 572223: Assuming that the proportion of babies born on either Saturday or Sunday is 0.257, estimate the probability that a baby will be born during a weekday. That is, not on Saturday or Sunday.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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P(Born on Weekday) = 1 - P(Born on Weekend)

P(Born on Weekday) = 1 - 0.257

P(Born on Weekday) = 0.743