Question

Select the statement that does not correctly use probability to describe anevent.O A. The probability of a storm tomorrow is 60%.B. The probability of finding a matching pair of socks is 1/3 C. The probability of taking a good class picture is 1.3.D. The probability that the dog will catch the ball is 0.99.

Answer 1

A rule of probability that we are going to use to solve this problem is:

If an event has probability of P(E), then this value would be:

`0\leq P(E)\leq1`

So, the least value of probability of an event is 0 and the highest value is 1.

Looking at the choices,

A)

60% in decimal is 60/100 = 0.60

This is within the range, so it's okay.

B)

The probability of 1/3, which is within the range.

C)

The probability is given as 1.3, which is greater than 1.

So, this statement does not correctly use probability to describe an event.

D)

The probability given is 0.99, which is within the range. So, it's okay.

Correct Answer: C