SOLUTION: Question: Given 8 cars and 9 people, what is the probability that a randomly selected car will have a passenger? (Hint: how many people are drivers?)

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Question 754274: Question:
Given 8 cars and 9 people, what is the probability that a randomly selected car will have a passenger? (Hint: how many people are drivers?)

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Given 8 cars and 9 people, what is the probability that a randomly selected car will have a passenger? (Hint: how many people are drivers?)
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8 people will be drivers ; 1 will be a passenger;
P(one of the cars will have have a passenger) = 1/9
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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