Question

A local newspaper compiles data on the number of days, X, people in a neighborhood receive the newspaper. The probability distribution for the data is shown in the table below. What is the probability that a randomly chosen person receives the newspaper at least one day per week?

Answer 1

Answer: D 83% is the answer

Answer 2

The data for this problem is provided below:
x 0 1 2 5 7
P(x) 17% 16% 14% 12% 41%

Where x is number of days that a person receives the newspaper per week
and P(x) is the probability that a person will receive the newspaper according to the number of days per week

We are asked for the probability that a person receives the newspaper at least one day per week
So,
16% + 14% + 12% + 41%
= 83%

There is 83% probability that a person will receive the newspaper at least one day per week.