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15 men and 20 women what is the experimental probability that the next person to enter the store will be a man?

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Answer: 3/7

Women: 20

Men: 15

Total: 35

15/35 is simplified to 3/7

User Akash Sateesh
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To find probability, you write a fraction with the numerator as the subject you are trying to find the probability of and with a denominator as the total number of subjects. The total number of subjects is 35 (or 15 + 20). The subject we are finding the probability of is men, which there are 15 of. Therefore the fraction would look like this:

15/35
which we can simplify to
3/7

The probability that the next person to enter the store will be a man is 3/7
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