SOLUTION: Percent of Cropland Alabama- 8% Florida- 7% Indiana- 58% If an acre of land is chosen at random from each of the three states, what is the probability that all three acres wi

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Question 661855: Percent of Cropland
Alabama- 8%
Florida- 7%
Indiana- 58%
If an acre of land is chosen at random from each of the three states, what is the probability that all three acres will be cropland?
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Problem:
Percent of Cropland
Alabama- 8%
Florida- 7%
Indiana- 58%

If an acre of land is chosen at random from each of the three states, what is the probability 
that all three acres will be cropland? 

Answer:
The probability of randomly choosing a cropland acre in Alabama is 0.08.
The probability of choosing a cropland acre in Florida is 0.07.
The probability of choosing a cropland acre in Indiana is 0.58.

The probability of randomly choosing all three acres in cropland is
(0.8)(0.7)(0.58) = 0.3248

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