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Which statement is an inverse of p? p: If two out of five people use the subway every day, then the probability of a person using the subway is 0.4.

A. If the probability of a person using the subway is 0.4, then two out of five people use the subway every day.

B. If two out of five people don’t use the subway every day, then the probability of a person using the subway isn’t 0.4.

C. If the probability of a person not using the subway is 0.4, then two out of five people don’t use the subway every day.

D. If the probability of a person not using the subway is 0.4, then three out of five people use the subway every day.

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Answer:

If two out of five people don’t use the subway every day, then the probability of a person using the subway isn’t 0.4.

Explanation:

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An inverse statement is negating both statements meaning if not p, then not q.
So transforming this to an inverse statement would be:
If two out of five people don’t use the subway every day, then the probability of a person using the subway isn’t 0.4. So the answer B.
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