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In a group of 1200 people, 468 have brown eyes, 252 have blue eyes, 132 have green eyes, and 348 have black eyes. What is the probability that a person chosen at random from this group has blue eyes?
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In a group of 1200 people, 468 have brown eyes, 252 have blue eyes, 132 have green eyes, and 348 have black eyes. What is the probability that a person chosen at random from this group has blue eyes?

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THE PROBABILITY IS 0.21

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The sample space of the problem is 1200 people in which the number of people who have blue eyes is 252 people. In this case, the probability that a person chosen at random from this group has blue eyes is 252/1200 equal to 0.21 or 21 percent. 
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