In recent study of nurses of a local hospital, eight hundred and twenty four said that they prefer white scrubs while one thousand seven hundred and twenty nine said they prefer blue scrubs. If one nurse from this study is selected at random, find the probability the nurse prefers blue scrubs.    a. 0.3230   b. 0.3069   c. 0.6772   d. 0.3228   e. 0.5245

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In recent study of nurses of a local hospital, eight hundred and twenty four said that they prefer white scrubs while one thousand seven hundred and twenty nine said they prefer blue scrubs. If one nurse from this study is selected at random, find the probability the nurse prefers blue scrubs. 

  a.

0.3230

  b.

0.3069

  c.

0.6772

  d.

0.3228

  e.

0.5245

 
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