In March 2017, Congress began debating a new health care bill. A poll of 1,000 Americans at the time indicated that 451 opposed the bill, 239 favored the bill, and 310 were not sure. Based on these results, if you ask a randomly selected American this question, What is the probability that a randomly selected American was in favor of the bill? What is the probability that he or she was not in support of the bill?
In March 2017, Congress began debating a new health care bill. A poll of 1,000 Americans at the time indicated that 451 opposed the bill, 239 favored the bill, and 310 were not sure. Based on these results, if you ask a randomly selected American this question, What is the probability that a randomly selected American was in favor of the bill? What is the probability that he or she was not in support of the bill?
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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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In March 2017, Congress began debating a new health care bill. A poll of 1,000 Americans at the time indicated that 451 opposed the bill, 239 favored the bill, and 310 were not sure. Based on these results, if you ask a randomly selected American this question, What is the probability that a randomly selected American was in favor of the bill? What is the probability that he or she was not in support of the bill?
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