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If the probability of an event is 2/7 what must be the probability of its complement?

User Mtekeli
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1 vote

Answer:

5/7

Explanation:

User Vergil Corleone
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Answer:

5/7

Explanation:Let

x------->the probability of its complement

we know that

The Complement Rule states that the sum of the probabilities of an event and its complement must equal

so

in this problem

2/7 + x = 1

solve for x

Adds 1- 2/7 both sides

x= 1 - 2/7

x= 5/7

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