Question

A store owner decided to collect data on his customers. On one day he observed:

• 54 people bought 1 item
• 32 people bought 2 or more items
• 14 people did not buy anything
Based on the data from that day, what is the probability that the next person to visit the store
will buy 2 or more items?

Answer 1

Based on the data from that day, the probability that the next person to visit the store will buy 2 or more items is 32%.

Explanation:

The total number of people observed on that day is:

54 (bought 1 item) + 32 (bought 2 or more items) + 14 (did not buy anything) = 100

The probability that the next person to visit the store will buy 2 or more items is:

Number of people who bought 2 or more items / Total number of people observed

= 32 / 100

= 0.32

= 32%

Therefore, based on the data from that day, the probability that the next person to visit the store will buy 2 or more items is 32%.