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The marketing manager for a newspaper has commissioned a study of the advertisements in the classified section. The results for the Wednesday edition showed that 208 are help dash wanted ​ads, 552 are real estate ​ads, and 331 are other ads. a. If the newspaper plans to select an ad at random each week to be published​ free, what is the probability that the ad for a specific week will be a help dash wanted ​ad

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Answer:


(208)/(1091)

Explanation:

To find probability of x, we need to find the number of x divided by total number.

Here,

Total = 208 + 552 + 331 = 1091

Number of help dash wanted ad = 208

Hence, the probability that the ad for a specific week is a help dash wanted ad = 208/1091

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