Question

NEED HELP For the past hour, Olive observed the license plates of the cars passing by her house. She saw 120 from New York, 335 from New Jersey, 88 from Pennsylvania, 2 from Maryland and 1 from California.

If 3,000 cars drive by her house today, how many can we expect will NOT have a New York license plate?
A. 788
B. 636
C. 2,120
D. 2,364

Answer 1

D because of percents. New york plates make up 0.219% of all the plates.