SOLUTION: A study showed that 65% of households in the country have internet access. Of those 65%, 42% have wireless access inside the home so the internet connection can be shared. Find th

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Question 898139: A study showed that 65% of households in the country have internet access. Of those 65%, 42% have wireless access inside the home so the internet connection can be shared. Find the probability that a household has wireless access inside the home
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42% of 65% is equal to .42 * .65 which is equal to .273 which is equal to 27.3%

27.3% of the households have wireless access inside the home.


assume the population is 1000.
this means that 650 have internet access.
42% of 650 have wireless access which makes 273 having wireless access.
273 / 1000 = .273 = 27.3%.

the probability that a household picked at random has wireless access to the internet is 27.3%.